STERLING Barring a major financial crisis, Sterling nonunion employees should receive a 3% cost of living increase in the next fiscal year, in keeping with the contracts for union employees. The Select Board approved the number for using in town budgeting.
RUTLAND — The sugarhouse at Sap Castle has been working overtime lately, a true sign that maple syrup season is in full swing and spring is around the corner. Husband and wife Jon and Lauren Williams run the third-generation farm at 29 Overlook Road.
STERLING - Sterling Recreation Department basketball players, parents and siblings, coaches and others gathered Saturday, Feb. 11, for end of season celebrations and parent player games.
I was amused to read the Feb. 16 story (in The Landmark) about a former local office seeker who was so frightened by aging liberals at the Feb. 6 meeting of the Holden Board of Selectmen that he is now “afraid to attend meetings ever again.” To be paralyzed with fear at a selectmen’s meeting is not a good argument for being elected to office.
After viewing the recent Wachusett Regional School District School Committee meeting and reading the reporting in The Landmark (Feb. 9 issue) regarding the new DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) policy, I found myself running for the dictionary (old school hard copy) to look up the word equity.
Saint Anselm College presents sophomore nurses MANCHESTER, N.H. — Saint Anselm College sophomore nursing student Marguerite Ortiz of Sterling joined fellow student nurses in the Abbey Church for a blessing before beginning clinical placements.
HOLDEN — The Holden Garden Club will hold its next monthly meeting at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at the Holden Light Department, One Main St. The new speaker is Nancy Riggs, a Master Gardener and member of the club. Riggs will be presenting Fun with Trees: Basic Tree Identification, and some interesting information about each tree will be presented followed by a contest in identifying the trees presented. There will be prizes! The public is welcome. For more information about the club, visit www.gcfm.org.
STERLING — In Spring 2022, members of Hope Chapel, 35 Chocksett Road, started digging and preparing a community garden. Half of the free garden plots were reserved by people in the community. The other half was planted with seeds donated by church members and DiMeco’s, with more than 670 pounds of food grown donated to local charities, including WHEAT Community Connections in Clinton. The church is taking reservations for the 2023 growing season, with 4-by-10-foot plots ready, for free.
WORCESTER — The Worcester Bravehearts announced their first nine player signings on Jan. 30, highlighted by six returners. All nine players have local ties to Central Massachusetts, either attending school or growing up in the area.
Nancy Black, Tribune Content Agency TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (03/02/23). This year showers down abundant resources. Regular private reflection, rest and planning recharges. Winter news redirects the story, before a lucrative spring season delights. Adapting studies and travels around summer changes, leads into a profitable collaborative autumn phase. Save, budget and invest for the future.