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1794 Meetinghouse to present The Jolly Beggars, Jenny BurtisNEW SALEM — The 1794 Meetinghouse plans to present The Jolly Beggars on Aug. 25 and Jenny Burtis on Aug. 26.The Jolly Beggars, based in Connecticut, specialize in lively, uplifting Celtic...

Taxpayers of New Salem: The town of New Salem at the June 6, 2023 Town Meeting voted to appropriate $616,000 (subject to exemption from provisions of Proposition 2½) to purchase a pumper truck for the Fire Department. If this 2½ override passes our...

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM — Residents will head to the ballot box next week to vote on a debt-exclusion override for a new Fire Department pumper truck following the measure’s approval at annual Town Meeting in July.Voters gave their blessing to a $616,000...

By DOMENIC POLI

You’re unlikely to hear any squealing from local pig farmers about the impending enforcement of voter-approved pork regulations, as they say they’re already in compliance with the law aimed at improving the living conditions of swines raised for...

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM — Joseph Nawrocki is back from another trip to Quebec, but he had no time to visit the Quartier du Petit Champlain or stop by Notre-Dame Basilica.He was too busy helping battle the wildfires that have ravaged parts of Canada and affected all...

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office has identified the 75-year-old Leicester man who was killed Wednesday by a falling tree while he was driving on Route 122.William Mattei was the sole occupant of the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado that...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

NEW SALEM — A 75-year-old Leicester man was killed by a fallen tree while driving on Route 122 near the intersection with Sweezy Lane on Wednesday.According to Massachusetts State Police Trooper James DeAngelis, troopers from the Athol barracks...

1794 Meetinghouse to host Lonesome Brothers NEW SALEM — The 1794 Meetinghouse at 26 South Main St. will present Lonesome Brothers, a country folk trio, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.Lonesome Brothers — featuring Jim Armenti on guitar and vocals, Ray Mason...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — As smoke from Canadian wildfires has drifted into Franklin County throughout the last month, one Franklin County resident has gotten a first-hand look at the blazes, while another has recently been deployed.Department of Conservation and...

Sarah Clay & the StarCats to perform at 1794 Meetinghouse on Saturday NEW SALEM — Sarah Clay & the StarCats will perform a concert of retro-pop, swing, blues and Latin jazz at the 1794 Meetinghouse at 26 South Main St. on Saturday.The show starts at...

By SHARON TRACY

Quock Walker, a determined and persistent self-emancipated western Mass. slave from Barre, took his case to the state’s highest court 240 years ago. On July 8, 1783, the chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court declared that “the idea...

In the recent letter “Donald Trump needed as Batman,” [Recorder, June 26], the writer quotes a comedian who is reflecting on San Francisco being once a gorgeous city with a funky vibe and now is rampant with homelessness and quotes a “Good Morning...

Friends of the Orange Public Libraries holding annual book sale ORANGE — The Friends of the Orange Public Libraries will host a book sale at Wheeler Memorial Library on Saturday, June 24.The sale will start at 8 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. Visitors can...

1794 Meetinghouse to host jazz vocalist for opening NEW SALEM — Accompanied by trumpeter Haneef Nelson and pianist Andrew Wilcox, jazz vocalist Samirah Evans will perform jazz standards on Saturday, June 10, for the opening weekend of the 1794...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NEW SALEM — With voter approval at Tuesday’s Annual Town Meeting, the Fire Department is one step closer to replacing its 37-year-old primary response pumper truck. In the largest financial article of the night, residents approved an appropriation of...

Library Friends group holding annual meeting NEW SALEM — The Friends of New Salem Public Library’s annual meeting will be held at the library on Saturday, June 10, from 2 to 3:30 p.m.There will be a short business meeting where members can vote on...

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM — Voters at Annual Town Meeting will be presented with a proposed budget roughly $200,000 higher than the one approved for the current fiscal year.The $3.3 million figure for fiscal year 2024 includes $1.9 million for education and $1.4...

In a recent My Turn [“Inflation Reduction Act’s smoke and mirrors,” Recorder, March 31] and letter of support [“Writer exposes renewable energy ‘scam’” Recorder, April 5], the writers may think they exposed some great sham by the utility companies in...

By DOMENIC POLI

ATHOL — Just as crispy bacon pairs with fresh scrambled eggs, Quabbin Food Connector has planned a seven-town, self-guided food and farm tour on Saturday to complement “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” the traveling exhibit that is on display at...

First Universalist Parish of North Dana sponsoring free concertORANGE — The First Universalist Parish of North Dana will sponsor and host a free public concert by Pioneer Valley Brass at the First Universalist Church of Orange, 31 North Main St., on...