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Leominster Library Closed for Holiday Weekend, Reopens Monday With Full Schedule

Leominster heads into the Fourth of July holiday weekend with the public library closed through Sunday and a packed slate of programs resuming Monday, July 6. The library will offer back-to-back children's and teen events next week, including the Reptile Nook Walk-Through Program and Aq…

Grafton Celebrates July 4 With Parade, Pig Roast as Town Offices Stay Closed

Grafton rings in America's 250th with a parade, a pig roast, and regular trash pickup despite the holiday closure. Town offices and the Public Library are both shut Friday and Saturday for Independence Day, but E.L. Harvey curbside collection runs on its normal Friday schedule — and a n…

Athol Public Library Adopts New Hours, Closes Monday for Independence Day

The Athol Public Library closes Monday, July 6, for Independence Day and kicks off a busy month of summer programming. The library, which shifted to new operating hours beginning July 1, will be dark all day Monday before resuming its schedule Tuesday, July 8. Upcoming events include a …

Ashburnham Transfer Station closes Saturday for Fourth of July holiday

Ashburnham's Transfer Station closes Saturday, July 4, as the town heads into the holiday weekend. Road work is also queued up on Harris Road Sunday and Stowell Road July 9, and the town has refreshed its list of open board and committee vacancies as of July 1. Stevens Memorial Library,…

Douglas Heritage Committee authorizes grant signature, schedules fall baseball game planning

DOUGLAS -- July 2, 2026, Douglas Heritage and Honor Committee wraps Fourth of July event debrief, authorizes $1,000 grant signatory, and eyes fall baseball game. The committee unanimously voted to designate its chair as the authorized signatory on a $1,000 grant, applied for by a member identified as Alyssa,

Leominster City Hall closes Friday for Independence Day; trash pickup unaffected

Leominster City Hall will be dark Friday, July 3, for Independence Day, but curbside trash and recycling runs on schedule. The city's announcement is the most time-sensitive item heading into the long weekend. On the school front, Leominster Public Schools has set July 8 as the opening …

Grafton Raises PAYT Trash Bag Prices as Town Drops Taxpayer Subsidy

Grafton's pay-as-you-throw trash bag prices rose July 1 as the town moves to fund curbside collection entirely through user fees. The increase, announced on the town's website, ends reliance on taxpayer support for the E.L. Harvey collection program — which itself stays on schedule Frid…

Gardner Finance Committee Holds Downtown TIE Tax Deal, Drops Chief of Staff Bid

Gardner Finance Committee holds first-ever Tax Increment Exemption request while pulling Chief of Staff from agenda.

Lunenburg Conservation Commission Issues Enforcement Order at 1168 Mass Ave Wetland Site

LUNENBURG -- July 1, 2026, Lunenburg Conservation Commission votes to issue wetland enforcement order, continues boat ramp and stream-crossing hearings. The commission voted 4-0 at its July 1 meeting to authorize its conservation agent to issue an enforcement order at the rear of 1168 Mass Ave, following a DEP

Gardner Finance Committee recommends city clerk pay step, defers six agenda items

GARDNER -- July 1, 2026, Gardner Finance Committee advances city clerk pay step to full council, defers six items. The two-member Finance Committee, Chair Aleksander H. Dernalowicz and Councilor Judy A. Mack, voted 2-0 Wednesday to recommend ratification of a Step 1B designation for newly hired City Clerk Jennifer

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