Name, age, hometown: Jamie Winters, 37, Sterling Position sought: Representative to the Wachusett Regional School District I am thrilled to announce my candidacy for Sterling representative to the Wachusett Regional School District School Committee. In 2017, my husband and I moved our young family to Sterling for the opportunities offered within this community, including the school district.
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RUTLAND — The Rutland Historical Society is accepting scholarship applications. The scholarships are offered to any two Rutland high school seniors planning to enter college who have resided in the town of Rutland for at least two years. The two $500 awards are based on scholarship, with an emphasis given to involvement and contributions in the areas of both school and community.
HOLDEN — The Holden Grange will be holding a public pitch party at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at the Holden Senior Center, 1130 Main St. Admission is $4. A penny table and attendance prizes will be available. For more information, email holdengrange78@gmail.com or call 508-886-2341.
A recent post on the “Steven B Cooley for Holden Selectman” Facebook page includes these statements: “Wind and solar are both obsolete technologies … How can we run a modern economy on intermittent energy sources? … ask a liberal that question, his answer will be ‘batteries.’ Power can be stored in batteries. We all do this every day, storing tiny amounts … But our energy demands are almost unfathomably large … You might as well rely on pixie dust as on batteries.”
Name: William Trotta Position sought: Paxton selectman As a longtime resident of Paxton with my wife, Wendy, and children Andrew and Allie, I have served on the Select Board, Recreation Committee, and as interim Director of Emergency Management. I’m a retired lieutenant from the Worcester Police Department, and I served as Emergency Management Director, Homeland Security Coordinator, and several command and management positions in the police department.
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BOSTON — After raising an unprecedented $69 million in 2022, the Pan-Mass Challenge, the two-day bikea- thon across Massachusetts that raises more money for charity than any other single athletic event in the country, intends to lift the fundraising bar once again. The organization recently announced its 2023 fundraising goal for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: a record $70 million.
PRINCETON — NEADS World Class Service Dogs, based in Princeton, is looking for teams and sponsors to take part in the NEADS Pulling 4 Paws Truck Pull on April 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Polar Park in Worcester.
RUTLAND — On a hill overlooking Rutland once stood the buildings of Rutland Heights. Today, there is open ground, the buildings having been removed after the hospital closed, while the town sought to put the site to new use.