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By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — If awarded the money, the town is looking to allocate $326,500 in Community Development Block Grant funding toward a new Wheeler Memorial Library roof.

By Carla CharterThe Trustees of the Soldiers’ Memorials in Orange are tasked with the upkeep and maintenance of all of the veteran’s memorials in town, including an ongoing project to expand the Honor Roll Wall in Memorial Park. The monument lists...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – The Wheeler Memorial Library’s basement level remains closed to the public following a mid-July flooding, and the director said it will stay that way until the floor is restored – a project that cannot begin until an accessibility ramp is...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Local officials and area residents gathered under clear blue skies over the weekend to honor current members of the Athol Fire Department and remember those who have passed.Sunday marked the fifth annual Athol Firefighters Memorial, an event...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The third balanced budget proposal from Town Administrator Matt Fortier includes funding for the town’s two libraries, a stark contrast from the first draft that reflected Orange’s dire financial situation stemming from an estimated $338,000...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Orange Elementary and Ralph C. Mahar Regional school committees obliged their town’s Selectboard on Monday by revisiting the budgets they’re proposing at the Annual Town Meeting but only Mahar voted to further trim costs as asked.Because...

By GREG VINE

PETERSHAM – Eighty years ago, the seat often occupied by Vincent “Bill” Purple was that of a pilot in a B-17 bomber flying dangerous missions over Germany during the last months of World War II.On Monday, the Army Air Corps veteran, who recently...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Authorities are investigating an estimated $338,000 in fraud against the town, which has left Orange in dire financial straits and could result in the closure of its libraries, town officials discussed Thursday.The fraud involves the town...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – The director of the Orange Public Libraries has decided to close this chapter of her life and step down following eight years in the position.Jessica Magelaner, who heads the Wheeler Memorial Library at 49 East Main St. and the Moore-Leland...