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Orange opts to make Juneteenth paid holiday this year Orange Town Hall at 6 Prospect St. Staff File Photo Modified: 5/10/2021 8:09:22 AM ORANGE — The Selectboard voted unanimously to make June 19 a paid holiday for Orange’s hourly workers this year, and the town expects to approach the union during contract negotiations to pitch the idea of trading another holiday for it or accepting a floating holiday so there are only 13 paid holidays in a year. Members fully supported paying employees for working June 19, but were hesitant to permanently add a 14th paid holiday to the town’s budget. ...

North Quabbin Notebook: May 4, 2021 “Station Eleven” Modified: 5/5/2021 4:33:49 PM Scholarship applications now available ORANGE — The Orange Scholarship Foundation has announced that 2021 applications for scholarships are available at Ralph C. Mahar Regional School, Wheeler Memorial Library or on the front porch at Witty’s Funeral Home. The scholarships are open to graduating Mahar seniors and post-graduates, as well as those who are attending or did attend Franklin County Technical School, under the Orange school district. The deadline for submissions is May 25. Founded in 1961, th...

Orange opts to make Juneteenth paid holiday this year Orange Town Hall at 6 Prospect St. Staff File Photo Published: 5/6/2021 4:55:20 PM ORANGE — The Selectboard voted unanimously to make June 19 a paid holiday for Orange’s hourly workers this year, and the town expects to approach the union during contract negotiations to pitch the idea of trading another holiday for it or accepting a floating holiday so there are only 13 paid holidays in a year. Members fully supported paying employees for working June 19, but were hesitant to permanently add a 14th paid holiday to the town’s budget. ...

Mahar seniors trying to ‘Revamp the Rims’ at Butterfield Park in Orange Five seniors at Ralph C. Mahar Regional School want to rehabilitate the basketball court in Butterfield Park. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ A diagram of Double Rims, the basketball court at Butterfield Park on East River Street in Orange. Five seniors at Ralph C. Mahar Regional School want to rehabilitate the court in an honors project called “Revamp the Rims.” SCREENSHOT Modified: 3/2/2021 4:28:23 PM ORANGE — Five Ralph C. Mahar Regional School seniors are taking a shot at a competitive state grant to rehabilitate But...

ORANGE — Five Ralph C. Mahar Regional School seniors are taking a shot at a competitive state grant to rehabilitate Butterfield Park’s basketball court across from the bandstand.Abigail Henne, Siobhan Davis, Hannah Dupont and Christopher Vezina Jr....