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    ABOVE: Carolers were on hand to brighten the mood for volunteers who spent Saturday morning decorating downtown Athol for the holidays. From left are Chuck Berube, Al Benjamin, Bonnie Benjamin, Christine Phelps, Stacey Hartford and Rachael Behrens.
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    Decorations are distributed to volunteers for Saturday’s downtown Athol holiday decorating event.
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    Jamie Cleveland (l) and Sarah Collins, co-organizers of Saturday’s downtown Athol holiday decorating effort.
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    Volunteers of the Giving Back Together holiday toy drive. Doors of the North Quabbin Recovery Center were open Saturday to accept donations designed to ensure no child in North Quabbin went without a happy holiday.