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Orange town clerk requests wage increase
09-23-2024 10:17 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The town clerk has formally asked for a pay increase but Selectboard members say there seem to be few avenues available to grant the request.Nancy Blackmer, who has been town clerk since January 2000, sent an email to Selectboard Chair Tom...


26th annual North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival coming up in Orange
09-23-2024 9:49 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Vampires beware — it’s time once again for the North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival.What started as a conversation about finding a new way to sell local products has blossomed into a beloved community tradition fondly known as “the festival...


Northeast Houndsmen K-9 trainings help ‘broaden horizons’ for police departments
09-20-2024 4:38 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

ORANGE — Getting on and off a plane might sound like an odd piece of police training, but it can make quite a difference when you’re a dog.On Monday morning, K-9s and their handlers gathered at the Orange Municipal Airport for the second day of a...


Boiler Bar & Grille in Orange adds golf simulator
09-19-2024 4:04 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Hitting the links at the famous Pebble Beach will easily cost you $675, and that’s before the cart and caddie fees. But visit 245 Tully Road and you can play on the same gorgeous seaside landscape for a fraction of that.Boiler Bar & Grille...


New Salem mail carrier retiring after 40 years on the route
09-17-2024 2:04 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM — Wendy Flanders can expect her retirement to arrive in nine business days.Following 40 years on the contracted New Salem route, the letter carrier is hanging up her mailbag for good on Sept. 30 and retiring from the Orange Post...


Orange Walmart Supercenter celebrates end of renovations
09-16-2024 1:57 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — A mural depicting the beloved River Rat Race, Lake Mattawa and Tully Mountain seems to be the cherry atop the sundae that is the Orange Walmart Supercenter’s remodel, celebrated Friday morning.The store at 555 East Main St. remained open...


Western Mass. officials show support for proposed Northern Tier Rail
09-13-2024 5:05 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — As the Oct. 12 deadline for public comment on the Northern Tier Passenger Rail study approaches, communities around Franklin County are sending letters of support to the state for what some officials say could be a “game-changer” for the...


Firefighters rescue two women after canoe capsizes in Lake Mattawa in Orange
09-06-2024 3:47 PM

ORANGE — Following the rescue of two women whose canoe capsized in Lake Mattawa on Thursday night, the Fire Department is encouraging paddlers to always wear life jackets on the water.According to the department’s Facebook page, on-duty and call-force...


Wheeler Memorial Library basement still closed pending basement floor repairs
09-06-2024 3:08 PM

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...


No injuries result from ATV fire in Orange
09-03-2024 3:44 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ORANGE — An all-terrain vehicle caught fire behind a home at 130 Bartlett Lane on Tuesday, though the fire did not spread to the home itself and no injuries were reported.The fire was called in at around 12:30 p.m. by an occupant of the home....


North Quabbin Notebook: Sept. 4, 2024
09-03-2024 3:08 PM

Longtime drummer honoredORANGE — The Orange Community Band ended its summer concert season by honoring longtime drummer Marty Picard with a memory book of photos and a drummer shadowbox created by bandmate Jerry Hageman. Picard, 93, joined the band in...


LaunchSpace celebrates Creative Sector Pathway Program graduation
09-03-2024 1:36 PM

ORANGE — LaunchSpace, the nonprofit workshop on the Orange Innovation Center’s third floor, has announced the graduation of 17 students from its Creative Sector Pathway Program (CSPP), which concluded a cohort on Aug. 14.The program, for people ages...


Baby on board: Mother details roadside birth of daughter on Route 2 in Gill
08-30-2024 5:20 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ORANGE — Carolyn Gilmore was informed by her midwives that the labor process for a second child typically goes faster than the first. However, Gilmore wasn’t expecting to deliver her second child within a half hour of her water breaking, nor in the...


Mahar offers students paid internships in wastewater industry in Orange
08-28-2024 11:44 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — With the start of the academic year, Ralph C. Mahar Regional School will offer paid internships that certify students to work in the wastewater industry.Elizabeth Zielinski, entering her fifth year as superintendent of the Ralph C. Mahar...


Paula J. Botch: Peaceful standouts met with bullying by Harris supporters
08-27-2024 6:14 PM

Peaceful standouts met with bullying by Harris supportersAn Aug. 21 letter to the editor from a member of the Athol Democratic Town Committee claims Kamala Harris supporters did “peaceful standouts” in Orange and Athol for several weeks [“Peaceful...


Orange Selectboard sets priorities for community development director
08-27-2024 1:26 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – The town’s community development director says she feels she has a better idea of the Selectboard’s priorities following its most recent meeting.Walker Powell remotely attended the Aug. 21 meeting and spoke with the board about where she...


Historical societies partner on Sept. 22 North Quabbin History Tour
08-26-2024 7:01 AM

By CARLA CHARTER

North Quabbin historical societies are offering the opportunity to travel back in time through the first North Quabbin History Tour.The tour gives visitors a chance to visit seven North Quabbin-area historical societies on Sunday, Sept. 22, from 1 to...


North Quabbin Notebook: Aug. 24, 2024
08-23-2024 3:41 PM

Cultural Council grant application cycle coming up NEW SALEM — The New Salem Cultural Council’s fiscal year 2025 grant application cycle opens on Sept. 1 and closes on Oct. 16.The Cultural Council funds projects that align with its priorities and...


Orange getting $20K election infrastructure grant
08-22-2024 2:15 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The town has been approved for a five-figure grant to help ensure a reliable and secure election season.Town Clerk Nancy Blackmer explained Orange will use the $20,000 it received from the Center for Tech and Civic Life to buy equipment to...


Constance Pike: Shout-out to police for ensuring public safety
08-21-2024 4:39 PM

We do not always realize in these stressful times of divisiveness in our country how difficult it can be for the peacemakers, the police. Demonstrations, both positive and negative, can take a toll on those who serve to protect us.I applaud Police...

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