Nathan Malone

TOWNSEND -- In the struggle to work out the school and town budgets, there have been references to Dec. 1 as the threshold at which the Massachusetts Department of Education...

Staff Writer TOWNSEND -- A new library would be a historic gift to the town. Or a new senior center. Or maybe a new Highway Department garage would be nice....

TOWNSEND -- The new port-a-potty, replacing the one that vandals torched on the town common, lasted all of two weeks. The town rents the portable toilet from Arrow Septic and...

TOWNSEND -- A property on New Fitchburg Road, long under the scrutiny of the Board of Health, may finally be showing signs of improvement. Various complaints have been received from...

TOWNSEND -- Several local businesses have signs saying "no soliciting," but a new policy approved by the Board of Selectmen will take that warning one step further. Interest in approving...

TOWNSEND -- Throughout Memorial Hall, the sound of jungle beats vibrated. All summer long, the library has been providing community events based on the theme "Catch the Beat," said library...

TOWNSEND -- In 1997 Helen Yetman-Bellows of Pepperell made her first jewelry organizer to solve her own problem of lost and damaged jewelry. Encouraged by friends and family to make...

TOWNSEND -- Despite the Fire Department's need for more firefighters, three recruit appointments were delayed after questions were raised about the process by which they were selected. Administrative assistant Carolyn...

TOWNSEND -- Klever Klippers is celebrating its 20th year in Townsend. Located in the Harbor Village Mall across from the North Middlesex High School, the salon offers hair cuts and...

Staff Writer TOWNSEND -- After a careful review of traffic patterns by the Police Department, the Wheeler Road bridge will remain open with single-lane, alternating traffic. Debate over whether to...