HOLDEN — When more than two dozen college scouts arrive at your high school campus to watch you play your chosen sport, it’s a pretty safe bet that you have something special to offer. Such was the case last spring when representatives from 30 colleges and universities arrived at Wachusett Regional’s Hal Lane Field to watch senior co-captain and quarterback Tucker McDonald do what he does best on the gridiron.

PAXTON — Voters will have mail-in and early in-person options come time for the town election in 2023. But the Select Board is holding off on deciding what will happen in 2024, since the impact of multiple state and presidential elections could have fiscal impacts.

STERLING — Almost 18 years to the day that she buried her daughter, Kimberly Amato was finally able to celebrate an important milestone in her tireless advocacy journey. The Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act, which seeks to prevent child deaths from falling furniture, was passed by Congress on Dec.

PAXTON — The middle of winter is not a good time to have a heating system that needs to be replaced. But the Richards Memorial Library found itself in just that situation when its boiler failed recently and, to add to the problems, a pinhole leak was found in the oil tank.

HOLDEN — The town’s annual election is slated for May 8. Nomination papers were available as of Jan.

RUTLAND — The third quarterly tax bill was issued on Jan. 1, 2023, and is due Feb.