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Rutland closes town offices and library for Independence Day

Rutland marks Independence Day with town offices and the public library closed for the holiday. The Rutland Free Public Library, led by Director Kerry Remington, also enters its new reduced-hours schedule this month — a budget-driven change that trims service on Tuesdays, Fridays, and S…

Rutland closes town offices and library for Independence Day

Rutland marks Independence Day with town offices and the public library closed for the holiday. The Rutland Free Public Library, led by Director Kerry Remington, also enters its new reduced-hours schedule this month — a budget-driven change that trims service on Tuesdays, Fridays, and S…

Millbury heat advisory stretches through the Fourth of July holiday weekend

Millbury's heat advisory stretches through Independence Day weekend as the town urges residents to watch out for neighbors. The town issued the public health alert covering June 30 through July 5, citing dangerous heat-index values, and the Millbury Public Library is closed today in obs…

Leominster closes city offices and library for Independence Day

Leominster marks Independence Day with city hall and the public library closed, as a packed week of returning summer programs awaits residents starting Monday. The Leominster Public Library resumes its Monday-through-Thursday schedule on July 6, kicking off with back-to-back children's …

Grafton Rings in America's 250th as Town Closes Library, Raises Trash Bag Prices

Grafton celebrates America's 250th Independence Day with a parade on the Common while two resident-facing changes take hold. The Grafton Public Library is closed Friday and Saturday in observance of the holiday, and Pay-As-You-Throw trash bag prices rose on July 1 as the town moves to f…

Athol Public Library closes for Independence Day through Monday, July 6

Athol Public Library is closed for Independence Day and will remain shut through Monday, July 6. The closure kicks off a busy stretch of summer programming at 568 Main Street, with events including "Can You Spot the AI?" on July 7, the "America is Wild!" evening program on July 8, and t…

Transfer Station Closed, Road Work and Nurse Hours Ahead This Week

Stevens Memorial Library has been provisionally awarded a $20,000 federal grant to build food literacy programs for Ashburnham residents. The Library Services and Technology Act grant, titled "At the Table: Food Literacy from the Ground Up," comes through the Massachusetts Board of Libr…

Winchendon opens cooling center at Clark Memorial YMCA amid summer heat

Winchendon has activated the Clark Memorial YMCA as a cooling center as the holiday weekend arrives under a heat advisory. The town homepage is directing residents to the YMCA for relief, while Town Hall will be closed Saturday for Independence Day. Starting Monday, July 6, Beals Memori…

Spencer Transfer Station closes Saturday for Independence Day holiday

Spencer's Transfer Station will be closed Saturday, July 4, as the town observes Independence Day. The closure is the only official service disruption noted for the holiday weekend, with town offices also dark on the Fourth. Residents needing to make a drop-off run are asked to plan aro…

Southborough Town House closes for July 4th holiday weekend

Southborough's Department of Youth and Family Services is moving to 25 Common St. this summer. The department will relocate from the South Union building at 21 Highland St. to a new home across from Pilgrim Congregational Church in late summer 2026; the town will announce a confirmed mo…

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