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Where to Find Gold in New England
Did you know that New England is home to gold-panning hop spots?. Gold-panning is the act of finding gold among other rocks. Gold is about seven times heavier than other rocks of a similar size. Using a screen and a bucket, you can shuffle around a pile of small rocks in the river bed, and be left with little gold pieces to keep or turn into real cash.
Onyx Roofing celebrates grand opening of new location in Gardner with a ribbon cutting
Trent and Shaunna Willhite, owners of Onyx Roofing, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to signify the grand opening of their new location at 109 Main St in Gardner. The husband-and-wife duo opened Onyx Roofing in July 2021, focusing on local roofing projects as they noticed there weren't many roofing contractors in the area. Trent Willhite said they were looking at places in Templeton, but when they saw the Gardner downtown location, they knew it was the perfect spot.
Memorial Day is Monday, May 27. Here's how Gardner area communities are celebrating
Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, is the federal holiday for mourning U. S. military personnel who lost their lives while serving in the armed forces. Decoration Day began on May 30, 1868, and was designated as the day to honor Union soldiers who had died in battle. After World War I and II, the holiday turned into a remembrance for all soldiers who fought and died in the service.
Gardner News archives move to their permanent location: Find out where and what else is there
The Gardner News archives have found their forever home. Over the weekend of May 18, Rep. Jonathan Zlotnik, D-Gardner, oversaw the transfer of over 300 massive bound volumes of past issues of the newspaper dating back over a century from the former Prospect School to the former Waterford St. School, the future home of a community center that will include the official City of Gardner Archives.
What happened to the Winchendon Public Schools FY25 budget at town meeting?
Winchendon voters took over two hours to pass 30 of the 32 articles in the annual Town Meeting warrant on Monday, May 20, at the Murdock Middle High School auditorium. The 30 articles voters passed include the fiscal 2025 town budget, which totals $17,712,045, and all four free cash articles. The articles not passed by voters were article 12, the FY25 Winchendon school district budget, which totals $17,432,926, and article 32, a citizen petition to...
Portion of Pearl St. in Gardner closed due to flooding: What we know
A combination of heavy rain and a nearby road construction project resulted in a portion of Pearl St. in front of the Gardner Museum being flooded and closed to traffic Tuesday evening. The street will remain closed from Cedar St. to the Uptown Rotary until further notice, and city officials are advising motorists to seek an alternate route if traveling in the area. ...
Hubbardston Memorial Day Closure and Events: Parade, Ceremony, and Ice Cream Social on May 27
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Erving's Memorial Day Schedule: Honoring Our Heroes at Multiple Locations
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Most of this city’s housing was built before World War II. What’s to be done about it?
GREENFIELD — As the state faces a crippling housing shortage, many municipalities have been forced to come up with solutions that will work in the long- and short-term. One of those cities, Greenfield, recently received funding from the state’s Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to conduct a study of its housing needs and existing stock. On Wednesday, residents got the chance to tell officials what they hope to see.
Petersham WWII vet, fresh off 100th birthday, headed to DC for Memorial Day parade
PETERSHAM — World War II pilot Vincent “Bill” J. Purple of Petersham, who turned 100 earlier this month, will spend the weekend in Washington, where he will serve as one of several grand marshals of the National Memorial Day Parade. Purple, the longtime owner of L.P. Athol Corp., flew 35 missions in a...
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