Pictured are members of Brownie Troop #65249 and Daisy Troop #65397, from Pepperell, along with their troop leaders Danielle Lavin (right) and Jacqui Slowe (left). The two girl scout troops spent an afternoon collecting trash at the town field, playground, and soccer fields, earning a new patch to add to the others on their vests. (COURTESY […]
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Pepperell, Townsend voters reject overrides
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.
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.
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.
Students to learn civic engagement in ambassador program
TOWNSEND — The Project 351 Ambassador Program calls on eighth grade “ambassadors” from each of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts to take part in a 12-month program, where they explore civic engagement, leadership development, and community service. These, ambassadors are diverse in all ways but one – they share Dr. Martin Luther King’s […]
Celebrating National Vietnam War Veterans Day
PEPPERELL — National Vietnam War Veterans Day is observed every year on March 29, and it is a way to thank and honor our nation’s Vietnam Veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice. Commemorative events like wreath-laying ceremonies, speeches, and luncheons are held to mark the occasion at venues that include the Vietnam […]
