Townsend News

People need to start thinking about how to pay to heat their homes this winter, with the average costs for home heating oil going up close to 100 percent, according to Joe Spadafore, owner of Spadafore Oil in ...

Ubiquitous in delivery, the words dedication, commitment and appreciation represented the spirit within a Bull Run Inn function room as the Nashoba Publishing 2008 Extraordinary Service Award ceremony took ...

The Department of Public Works filled two open positions last night after the Board of Selectmen unanimously approved the appointments.

Eat pizza and read several summer required reading books at the Townsend Public Library.

Summer isn't summer in Townsend without the Thursday night band concerts, said Betty Mae Tenney.

Voters narrowly approved a $328,750 debt exclusion at Thursday's special election that will be used to buy the Fire Department a new $850,000 truck.

A Republican running against a 17-year incumbent Democrat, in a state where most political leaders are from his opponent's party, Nathan Bech says he is still confident he can win election to Congress.

A proposed increase to the cost-of-living-adjustment base for state, school and municipal retirees is a burden most towns cannot afford, Town Administrator Greg Barnes said.

A "yes" vote tomorrow will allow the Fire Department to replace two aging trucks with a new ladder/rescue truck, Fire Capt.

Library Trustees: 4 p.m. meeting, Memorial Hall. Voter registration: Last day to register to vote to take part in the debt exemption balloting on June 26.

A new coalition is being proposed to protect the Squannacook and Nissitissit river basins.

After a visit to a school in Cambodia this past winter, my family decided to collect books and supplies for the Savong School in Siem Reap.

Frederick Wheeler still remembers his daughter coming home after her first day in high school and saying, "There is no way I can find my way around the high school." High school can be intimidating, said ...

North Middlesex Regional High School's class of 2008, all 286 of them, took a giant step into their futures as they graduated their alma mater, throwing mortar boards into the air before a full house of family, ...

Electrician's vehicle a total loss By Anna L. Griffin TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF agriffin@telegram.com LUNENBURG- A truck belonging to electrician Stuart Baird caught fire in the driveway of his single-family ...

David Parker Walker Jr., 81, died Thursday, June 5, 2008, at Haven Health Center at Seacoast in Hampton.

Ryan Tremblay managed to stay awake while walking in a charity event. It wasn't until he got into his car to drive home that he finally dozed off.

Drumming workshop: Noon to 2 p.m., Groton Public Library; Free hands-on session with Tony Vacca, who brings together African, Caribbean and American percussion styles.

Residents will get a chance to weigh in on the $4.3 million rail trail project next week when the Squannacook River Rail Trail Committee presents the findings of a feasibility study.

A five-week summer program is being offered at Hawthorne Brook Middle School, weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon or 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. No family discounts.