Tales from the trail: The final chapter
"All done." On Oct. 3, I received this simple two-word text from my brother, Ryan. It was accompanied by an image of him standing next to the sign marking the...
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Tales from the Trail Part IV
GROTON -- For the first time in over three months, my brother Ryan is practically within arm's reach. Since beginning his mighty expedition through the Appalachian Trail in March, and...
Tales of the Trail, part III
GROTON -- My brother has become a legend. After a month and a half on the Appalachian Trail, hikers he has never met before cross his path and recognize him...
Tales from the Trail, Part 2
APPALACHIAN TRAIL -- My brother's name has changed. He no longer goes by Ryan Royalty. On the Appalachian Trail, he is known to his fellow travelers only as King. This...
The 119th Patriot Group: Students start JROTC club
PEPPERELL-- When no other programs were available, students at the North Middlesex Regional High School took it upon themselves to initiate a program for students interested in exploring the military....
D.A.R.E. program returns
TOWNSEND -- After a four and a half year hiatus, Daren the Lion is preparing to make a reappearance at the Hawthorne Brook Middle School. The D.A.R.E. program, which was...
Candidates: Enormous work goes into boards
PEPPERELL -- Nomination papers continue to come in through the town clerk's office for the April election. Gretchen Needham has turned in papers to rerun for a position with the...
Chief: Firearms applications have soared
TOWNSEND -- In the past month, firearms license applications have soared in the local communities. "It's been crazy," said Townsend Police Chief Erving Marshall. "We've been inundated with people coming...
Pet hospital rehab complete
PEPPERELL -- After six months of construction, the renovations on the Pepperell Veterinary Hospital are finally completed. The temporary trailers, which had been erected in the front yard to serve...
‘Hell and High Water’
PEPPERELL -- While other kids were no doubt relishing extra hours of sleep in their own warm beds and catching up with friends over February vacation, a group of students...