PRINCETON — On a bright, breezy day in early October, the ribbon at the start of the All Persons Trail at Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary was untied. The brief ceremony marked the culmination of several years of work.

HOLDEN — No account of fall sporting events at Wachusett Regional High would be complete without record of Dig Pink night in October. The gymnasium at WRHS was awash in pink Oct.

SUDBURY - Tucked away on a scenic, picturesque road in the Wayside Historic District sits the red schoolhouse of “Mary Had a Little Lamb” fame, one of Sterling’s greatest prides. According to Wikipedia, the well-known and recognizable 19th-century nursery rhyme that told the tale of a young woman whose beloved lamb followed her to school one day was first published in 1830 by the Boston publishing firm of Marsh, Capen & Lyon as a poem by American writer and Mary Sawyer’s teacher, Sarah Josepha Hale.

REGION —Voters statewide participated in the Nov. 8 election at levels high enough to keep poll workers busy into the night, long after the voters were home and in some cases sleeping soundly.

HOLDEN - At the general election Nov. 8, town voters decided to fund a project to expand recreational facilities from fields to trails.

HOLDEN — Wachusett Regional High’s Hal Lane Field has been a venue that has treated spectators to some remarkable Mountaineer sports victories over the years. It’s now time to add the 2022 varsity field hockey’s Veteran’s Day matinee contest on Nov. 11 to that ever-growing list of fan favorites on the hill.