HOLDEN — A proposed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy was approved by the Wachusett Regional School District Committee at its meeting Jan. 30, after the committee listened to nearly a dozen attendees speaking for and against the policy.
PAXTON — The annual town meeting will start on the usual day — the first Monday in May. But that may not be the date that the town meeting work gets done by voters.
Programs are free and open to the public. Dogs and domestic animals are prohibited on watershed lands. Winter trail and parking conditions can be unpredictable; call 774-261-1809 to check program status. For more information, contact the program coordinator at 774261-1809 or Kathryn.Parent@mass.gov.
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Dec. 16 7:34 p.m.: Leominster Road, motor vehicle accident.
REGION — Think spring! The spring soccer season is coming fast, but it’s not too late to sign up. Mountain Soccer Club provides spring soccer for participants from the towns of Paxton, Princeton, Rutland and Sterling.
WESTON — Regis College has announced its fall 2022 dean’s list of students in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement. To earn a spot on the dean’s list, Regis sophomores, juniors, seniors and professional studies students must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher; first-year students must have a GPA of 3.25 or higher.
PAXTON — The Select Board may soon be broadcasting from a new location. The plan was for the board to meet in the training room at the Public Safety Building, possibly by the end of the month.
Has everyone thawed out from the icy polar vortex that froze our eyeballs the moment we stepped outside this past weekend? Yes? Good. I was fortunate not to lose power, other than a 20-second blip on Friday.
HOLDEN — In medical terms, bilateral elbow osteochondritis is a condition whereby bone chips and deteriorated cartilage wreak havoc, causing severe pain that is most often debilitating. The path to curing such a condition is long and traumatic, as Wachusett Regional High School junior Elizabeth Cain can attest.