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Grafton Raises PAYT Trash Bag Prices Effective July 1

Grafton adjusted its pay-as-you-throw trash bag pricing effective July 1 to shift solid-waste costs onto user fees, while the town separately landed a 2026 SMILE Mass Floating Beach Wheelchair Grant that will bring an accessibility wheelchair to Silver Lake Beach. The Select Board is al…

Historic Rome Furniture Headquarters Listed for Sale in Gardner

Gardner's historic Rome Furniture headquarters is now on the market, opening the door to major downtown redevelopment. The 60,000-square-foot property at 562 Main Street, longtime home to Rome Furniture's headquarters, was listed for sale this week, with the listing citing housing as on…

Fitchburg extends landfill sticker deadline, declares tourism marketing district

Fitchburg pushed back its yearly landfill sticker deadline and moved to organize a new tourism marketing district. City Hall posted an emergency alert extending the annual landfill sticker deadline to September 30, giving residents more time before transfer-station enforcement begins. S…

Athol Library Rolls Out Summer Slate Of Teen And Family Programs

Athol Public Library unveiled a summer lineup of teen and family programs this week. The slate includes an escape room, "Escape From the Terrible Thicket," running multiple sessions July 22 and 23 with registration required, and a "Cosplay Ducks" contest accepting entries through noon o…

Ashburnham Announces Weeklong Road Work on Three Corridors

Ashburnham road crews will detour traffic on Harris Road, Stowell Road, and the Route 101 corridor through July 17, 2026, as work continues this week, the town announced. The News Flash advisory urges drivers to expect delays and use alternate routes across the affected stretches. Looki…

Winchendon wins fourth straight MassTrails rail trail grant

Winchendon secures a fourth consecutive MassTrails grant, extending years of state-backed rail trail upgrades. Town Hall used its weekly News Flash to announce the award alongside a call for a volunteer to fill an open seat on the town's Audit Committee, and released its June 2026 depar…

Crews Begin Weeks-Long Repair Of Broken West Street Water Main

West Street water main repairs expected to stretch on for several weeks. Crews continue stabilizing the roadway after a major break compromised a stretch of West Street, with town officials saying full repairs could take weeks. Joseph "Joe" Sova was chosen to chair the Corridor 9/495 Ch…

Southborough Warns of Permit Scam, Sets July 18 Road Detour

Southborough warned residents of a building-permit email scam and announced a July 18 Flanders Road detour this week. The alert urged residents to verify any permit-related email directly with Town Hall before responding, while the road closure ties into the ongoing Interstate 495/Inter…

National Investment Firm Acquires Shrewsbury Industrial Park

A national real estate investment firm's purchase of a large Shrewsbury industrial park led local business news this week. Equus Capital Partners acquired the property, according to a Patch report that did not disclose terms of the sale. Patch also reported that a local private school n…

Town Begins Street Repaving, Shifts Town Hall Hours

Rutland saw quiet but concrete movement this week as paving crews began work on town streets and Town Hall and the Town Annex shifted to new hours of operation. Separately, the Rutland Free Public Library confirmed it has trimmed its weekly schedule to five days, citing budget restricti…

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