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Times Past: Feb. 23, 2021
Published: 2/24/2021 2:42:28 PM
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Washington’s Birthday is renowned in the area for the hatchet hunt sponsored by the Athol Fire Department and the Athol Area YMCA. More than 350 area youth with many parents ventured into the Bearsden Woods in search of 50 prizes, the most coveted of which were two engraved hatchets. Winners of the hatchets in the 74th hunt were Adam Richard, 13, of Phillipston, who found the Washington Hatchet and Emily Webster, 5½, kindergarten student at Silver Lake School, who found the “Johnnie” Johnstone Hatchet.
■After a short reprieve from winter weather, winter-weary North Quabbin residents awoke to a new blanket of snow. The snow was greeted with somewhat less than enthusiasm by most folks who are hoping for the first signs of spring. To add insult to injury, weather forecasters are predicting another storm with estimates of three to five more inches of the wet white stuff being dump
Editor s Note: This story was initially published on Jan. 11, 2021 and has been updated.
Renaming two School District of Lancaster buildings was at the center of a virtual town hall meeting hosted by the district and YWCA Lancaster earlier this month.
Wednesday is the last day district officials are accepting suggestions for new names until for its Southeast Middle and Buchanan Elementary schools, according to its website. Names can be submitted at bit.ly/3qfjAJh.
The âSoutheast Middleâ name has been a place holder since July, when district school board members moved to remove the schoolâs former name, Edward Hand Middle School.
Renaming two School District of Lancaster buildings will be at the center of a virtual town hall meeting hosted by the district and YWCA Lancaster at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.