By Ken ClevelandLandmark Correspondent Peter Durant and Jonathan Zlotnick worked to fill the Hampshire and Worcester Senate state senate seat that Anne Gobi left open when she took a position as director of rural affairs for the Healey administration. On Nov. 7, the voters…
This past weekend was a plethora of all things Halloween. In Holden, visitors had two major activities in which to participate: Halloween in Holden and Halloween at the Red Barn. In Rutland, the library hosted an author fair with more…
By Ken ClevelandLandmark Correspondent PAXTON — Linwood Erskine Jr. was just a few months old when his parents, living in Worcester, bought a farm on Richards Avenue here, mainly for summer use, since the roads were not paved. That was…
Flower heirloom pumpkin PAXTON — The Paxton Woman’s Club is sponsoring a craft class. Come make a dried flower heirloom pumpkin with Tina from Bemis Farms at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Paxton Senior Center, 17 West St.…
FIRE Princeton Sept. 18 10:11 a.m.: Fire/inspection, Oak Circle. 10:32 a.m.: Fire/inspection, Isaac’s Way. Propane inspection. 11:09 a.m.: Fire 4:50 p.m.: 911 – Fire-EMS, Hubbardston Road. Person transported to hospital. 7:41 p.m.: 911 – Fire-EMS, Coal Kiln and Sterling roads.…
By John Orrell Landmark Correspondent HOLDEN — Unlike many fellow student-athletes across the region, identical twin sisters Kaleigh and Lindsey McGurl, who hail from Holden, have no desire to rest during games when they could be squaring off against some…
By Ted Purcell Community Correspondent Typically, by my observation, most of the leaves are off the trees in our area by Oct. 15. Coincidentally, the average date of the first frost is Oct. 14 based. Neither of these things happened…
By Danielle RayLandmark Correspondent STERLING — Twenty-five years after he conquered the entirety of the Appalachian Trail, longtime town resident Will French decided to take on another equally impressive undertaking: the International Appalachian Trail. French, whose trail name is Enlightened…
By Danielle Ray Landmark Correspondent STERLING — The Cocker Spaniel Rescue of New England is hosting the Sterling Public Market in the parish hall of the First Church on Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., a free event…
By Ken Cleveland Landmark Correspondent HOLDEN — Once the special town meeting started, it took just 15 minutes for 219 voters to hear the details of the single article and pass a motion to fund modular classrooms at Dawson Elementary…