Voters in Pepperell and Townsend spurned ballot questions to raise property and personal taxes, vetoing recent special Town Meeting votes that endorsed Proposition 2½ overrides.
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Local roundup: Spartans roll to win over Leominster
The Oakmont Regional softball team stormed past visiting Leominster on Monday afternoon, winning 8-1 in Ashburnham. Oakmont’s Olivia Souers scattered three hits, giving up just one run while striking out five in a complete-game effort to quiet Leominster’s offense, while Gianna Gerbick’s came through with a two-run single in a six-run fourth inning for the […]
Pepperell special Town Meeting approves override
PEPPERELL — Special Town Meeting voters took the first step to passing a nearly $3 million override of tax limits imposed by Proposition 2½ on April 8.
Local roundup: Wolves storm past Leominster
The Nashoba Regional boys lacrosse team earned its first win of the spring on Tuesday, rolling past Leominster, 17-4, at Doyle Field. Ryan Sweeney, Quinn MacLean, Keagan MacLean and Jack Crocker all netted their first varsity goals as the Wolves rolled to improve to 1-1 on the young season. Dom Carr, Ben Marchetti, James Connors […]
Official: Footage of bus driver shoving student ‘horrifying’
TOWNSEND — A school bus driver accused of shoving an eighth grade student to the floor of the bus during the ride home on Tuesday now faces a charge of assault and battery.
Local roundup: Spartans roll to win over Trojans
The Oakmont Regional girls lacrosse team rolled past Bromfield, 15-7, at Arthur I. Hurd Memorial Field on Tuesday afternoon. The win evens the Spartans’ record for the young season at 1-1. Shepherd Hill 19, Fitchburg 2: Zandra Barnes scored twice for Fitchburg in the season opener for the Red Raiders. Boys lacrosse Shrewsbury 12, Leominster […]
