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Mount Grace is testing those attending school for Coronavirus. - Credit: Mount Grace A Potters Bar Secondary School began weekly COVID-19 testing of staff and keyworker students last week. Mount Grace is using one of the science laboratories as its testing centre, while several members of staff have been trained in how to assist students to use the lateral-flow tests. Nancy Simpson, headteacher at Mount Grace, said: "This is another useful tool for reducing the risk of infection amongst staff and students. By testing, we will help stop the virus spread and keep our school open as safely as...

Times Past: Dec. 22, 2020 Published: 12/21/2020 4:15:08 PM Modified: 12/21/2020 4:15:04 PM 1995 A holiday tradition for many years, mitten trees in local banks is likely to end this year with the disbanding of the Athol Quota Club. The club, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in February, voted to disband as of June 30. “We had no new members and many of our people are getting older and are unable to continue,” Doris Blanchard explained. “We’d like to keep the mitten tree going, but I don’t know if we’ll be able to,” she said. ■EMT Timothy Newton recently presented a conti...

Photo by Bobby Curley for North Quabbin Trails Assn. By Allen Young | ATHOL, Massachusetts — Do you consider yourself an environmentalist? Dictionary.com has this definition: “A person who is concerned with or advocates the protection of the environment.” That definition suits me, and I assume it’s valid for all or most Rag Blog readers. I belong to some local and national environmental groups, and I’ve attended demonstrations over many years related to the dangers of nuclear power and the fossil fuel industry’s expansion of pipelines. I’ve become informed about the danger of ...