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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Editorial: Bill would insert financial literacy into the classroom
North Middlesex Regional High School recently held a school fair with real-world flair, a combined effort by students, faculty and administrators. School Superintendent Brad Morgan said that collaboration created the inaugural Credit for Life financial literacy fair for seniors. The April 10 event gave students an opportunity to learn about a subject not covered in […]
Integrative financial literacy fair provides an experience
TOWNSEND — North Middlesex Regional High School recently held a school fair that was the first of its kind, representing a multitiered effort by students, faculty and administrators. And due to the fair’s success, organizers have decided to make this an annual event. School Superintendent Brad Morgan said the recently created school fair was an […]
Swap outgrown kids’ clothing at Earth Day event in Townsend
TOWNSEND — Earth Day festivities are coming up this Saturday at North Middlesex Regional High School and, this year, the event features a way that recycling can help area families. For the town’s 2024 Earth Day celebration, organizers have included a child thrift clothing area, where families can swap their children’s outgrown clothes for the […]
Philanthropist, volunteer Al Stone had ‘immeasurable’ impact
TOWNSEND — Albert Stone, who died at his home on Dec. 12, 2023 at the age of 95, was a “respected visionary and cherished leader,” according to his obituary. To the people whose lives he touched, Al Stone was all that and more. A low-key philanthropist. A man of few words and many interests. A […]
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.
