Charest wins overall in Great Pumpkins contest
TOWNSEND -- Under the guidance of English teacher Jan Pothier, seventh-graders at Hawthorne Brook Middle School competed for top honors in the Great Pumpkins in Literature contest. Using the book...
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Squannacook book fair, social brings in money for needed supplies
TOWNSEND -- Adults and children alike attended the annual Squannacook Elementary School Scholastic Book Fair and Ice Cream Social. Thirty percent of the profit goes to the library, according to...
Ashby students learn to move to the music
ASHBY -- Where else can one learn pitch, sing about alligator pie and practice for Halloween, but in the kindergarten music class at Ashby Elementary School. Music teacher Deborah Hencke...
McDonald’s Night fund-raiser held to buy cafeteria tables
NASHOBA PUBLISHING/DIANE BEAUDOIN Ashby Elementary School Principal Anne Cromwell-Gapp hams it up at McDonald's Night, a fund-raiser held to assist in purchasing cafeteria tables for the school. NASHOBA PUBLISHING/DIANE BEAUDOIN...
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TOWNSEND -- If you went into Memorial Hall on a recent Tuesday, people working there may have looked a little too casual for public service work, but it was all...
Squannacook students to develop geodesic dome
NASHOBA PUBLISHING/DIANE BEAUDOIN 1: The sun dial built by Christopher Barnacoat, a teacher at Squannacook Elementary School in Townsend, teaches the students how ancient civilizations told time. NASHOBA PUBLISHING/DIANE BEAUDOIN...
Old Home Days draws large crowd on Town Common
TOWNSEND -- The quaint New England Town Common came alive with old-fashioned fun as the 275th Anniversary Committee held Old Home Days under clear skies. Vendors had a chance to...
Watson strives to break weightlifting record
NASHOBA PUBLISHING/DIANE BEAUDOIN After-School Enrichment Program Coordinator Rick Maino stands with Hawthorne Brook Middle School weightlifter Ross Watson. Watson is looking to break his own weightlifting record during the program...
Dozens of volunteers join
TOWNSEND -- Residents are pulling together in the effort to build the first Habitat for Humanity house on Apple Drive, with the first lot cleaning taking place over the weekend....
Town ready for snow season
TOWNSEND -- Highway Superintendent Edward Kukkula said the town is in good shape for the upcoming winter season. Kukkula said no major projects are planned for the winter months, as...