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Air Force Chief Master SGT. Joel Coppolino
Just got this from Mimi so thought I would say hi and let you know I am thinking about you and am very proud of you, oh yeah I miss you too.When will you be coming to Massachusetts agian? Happy Holidays to you.
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Court logs
Keith Richard, 23, of 172 South Main St., Athol, charged with operating under the influence of alcohol and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, released on personal recognizance bail with a Jan.
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Mystery is solved - town officials think
There is no sign that the New Salem minutemen are arming themselves and preparing for battle and the Orange irregulars are standing down, but Athol still would like to finish securing its borders.
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Revere SWAT trains & talks
Special Weapons and Tactical teams must train for various scenarios of danger and this past Thursday they used a vacant house in North Revere as their training ground.
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Clubs to go smoke-free
The Board of Health has ruled that all private clubs in the city need to be smoke-free by June 1, 2009, a move that many club members - smokers and nonsmokers alike - feel infringes on their rights.
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Orange Notebook
Ann G. Forcier 544-2652 *Today at 6 p.m., wildlife biologist Trina Moruzzi will be at the Wheeler Memorial Library in Orange to talk about how best to live with the wild animals in your backyard.
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Just Plain Neighbors: Quabbin calendar depicts end of an era
As I said last week, this is the time of year for calendars. As is often the case, J.R. Greene from Athol sent his 24th annual Quabbin History calendar, featuring early photos of the area.
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Speaker recalls soldiers' heroism
George Festa of Orange and his daughters, Lela, 6, and Mary, 5, stand at attention yesterday during the Veterans Day ceremonies in VFW Park in Athol.
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Driver allegedly crashes car into store
A local woman faces several charges after allegedly crashing her car through the front door of a paint store, fleeing the scene, speeding past a state police officer and then crashing her car again near her ...
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Why I switched to the young fella
The election is finally over. Our long American nightmare is finished, at least for two more years, when the campaigning starts again.
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Local voters more liberal than state
Recorder/Paul Franz Traprock Peace Center activists rally for Obama victory on Greenfield Town Common Wednesday.
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Students set sights on charitable deed
The concept of community service and volunteerism was foreign to Jaydon Fisher when his first-grade teacher at Holy Rosary School mentioned it to the class about a month ago.
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Groups are preparing for Veterans Day observances
The medical van owned by Veterans Hospice Homestead of Fitchburg has the following schedule this week: *Tuesday: Acton Town Hall, from noon to 3 p.m. * Thursday: Athol American Legion, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ...
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Candidate assails incumbent 'arrogance'
A Democratic incumbent and a Republican frustrated by what he describes as arrogance on Beacon Hill will face off Tuesday for a House seat that represents Orange and Athol.
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New traffic light ready to operate
If traffic lights are a measure of a community, it's time for Athol to get over its little-town blues.
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Opposition to Question 1 widens
It's hard to ignore a ballot question that virtually every civic and business leader in Franklin County agree could have a ''devastating effect'' on life in Massachusetts -- even if you don't take them ...
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'Living On The Edge' In Massachusetts
Linda Donaldson outside her Massachusetts home. She is worried about being able to afford heating bills this winter.
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Incumbent Donelan faces Parks in 2nd Franklin District: Christopher Donelan
As he seeks a fourth term representing Greenfield, Orange, Athol and three more Franklin County towns in the state House, Christopher Donelan said to come up with ways to help small towns, ''You've got to think ...
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Voters protect land in Athol
In an area rated among the top 1 percent of interior forests in the state, close to 1,000 acres will be preserved after two votes at the fall town meeting last night Voters approved entering into an agreement ...
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Adams family back in business: Rebuilt Athol slaughterhouse reopens soon
By the time firefighters arrived just before midnight one Tuesday 22 months ago, the Adams Family Slaughterhouse was already engulfed in flames.
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