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Lions Club Continues to Serve Community SERVING THE TOWNS OF BARRE, HARDWICK, HUBBARDSTON, NEW BRAINTREE, NORTH BROOKFIELD, OAKHAM, PETERSHAM & RUTLAND SINCE 1834 ServingServing the towns the of towns Barre, of Hardwick, Barre, Hardwick, Hubbardston, Hubbardston, New Braintree, New Braintree, North Brookfield, North Brookfield, Oakham, Oakham, Petersham Petersham & Rutland & Rutland since 1834 since 1834 Serving the towns of Barre, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Petersham & Rutland since 1834 FEBRUARYBARRE20, 2014 GAZETTE VOL. 179, NO. 40 $1.00 FEBRUARYBARRE20,EBRUARY 2014 GAZETTE F BARRE20, 2014 GAZETTE USPS 044560 VOL. 179, NVOOL. 40. 179, NO. 40 $1.00 $1.00 USPS 044560USPSUSPS 044560 044560 A TURLEY PUBLICATION ❙ www.turley.com Singing the night away June 25, 2020 ❙ Vol. 186, No. 10 ❙ $1.00 Senate candidatewww.barregazette.turley.com SingingSinging the night the nightaway away visits selectmen MikeSenate ValanzolaSenateeconomy, candidateeducation and candidatecommu- Keegan and nity. Of all the candidates for the visiting district towns senate seat, he is the only one that Hubbardston Lions Club continues to servewas communitya selectmen. He stated that local aid and Chapter 70 money By Ellenor Downer Musgraves visitsvisits wereselectmen a priority. Heselectmen said that now election set Staff Writer they were the first areas cut, not the first funded. economy,He mentioned educationeconomy, and education commu- and commu- OAKHAM- Despite a Mike ValanzolaMike Valanzolathat the legislature is more inter- win election Tuesday snowstorm, Oakham nity. Of all thenity. candidates Of all the for candidates the forfor the June 30 ested in funding new programs, selectmen still held their meeting. but that new programssenate take moneyseat, hesenate is the seat, only he one is the that only one that Republicanvisiting candidate visitingdistrict for state townsdistrict towns away from existing programs. BOH, planning Senate, Mike Valanzola, intro- was a selectmen.was a Heselectmen. stated that He statedBallot that contains debt He also said that the duced himself to the two select- local aid andlocal Chapter aid and 70 Chaptermoney 70 money Department of Elementary and men present, EliotBy StarbardEllenor and DownerBy Ellenor Downer exclusion question board only contests Secondary Educationwere (DESE) a priority. was were He a priority.said that He now said that now Matthew Broderick. James Erhard Staff Writera Stafffar too Writer powerful bureaucracy. of Sturbridge is also a running as a they were thethey first were areas the cut, first not areas cut, not DESE adopted common core state By Ellenor Downer By Ellenor Downer Republican for the senate seat. standards initiativethe without first a vote funded.the first He funded.mentioned He mentioned Staff Writer Valanzola saidOAKHAM- he hoped to visitOAKHAM- the Despite aDespite a Staff Writer of the legislature thator input the fromlegislature is more inter- selectmen in all 28 towns in the that the legislature is more inter- Tuesday snowstorm,Tuesday schoolsnowstorm, Oakham districts. Oakham Selectman Senate district. He stated that he ested in fundingested newin funding programs, new programs, BARRE – A 12.59 percent turn- Starbard said that he did not agree HUBBARDSTON – The annual served selectmentwo terms on still selectmenthe heldWales their still meeting. held their meeting. with the income basedbut thatnet school new butprograms that new take programs money take money out or 479 of the 3,804 voters went Board ofRepublican Selectmen and isRepublican candidate currently forcandidate state for state town election will be held Tuesday, spending formula that determines chairman of the Tantasqua Regional away from existingaway from programs. existing programs. to the polls Tuesday. They elect- Senate, MikeSenate, Valanzola, Mikehow much Valanzola,intro- a town must intro- spend on June 30. The poll located in the School Committee, a committee of He also said that the ed Karen Keegan to the Board of education. Starbard said the town He also said thatHubbardston the Center School will be 18 membersduced that serveshimself fiveduced towns.to thehimself two select-to the two select- has no way to collectDepartment any of the Department of Elementary of Elementary and and Health and Elisha S. Musgraves to He menexplained present, to themen selectmen Eliot present, Starbard Eliot and Starbard and open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Secondary EducationSecondary (DESE) Education was (DESE) was a five-year planning board, the only that his Matthewfocus if elected Broderick.Matthew would be James Broderick.See Erhard SELECTMEN, James Erhard page 7 The town clerk announces that a far too powerfula far too bureaucracy. powerful bureaucracy. two contests on the ballot. Turley Publications Photo by Amber King, an intern from Quabbin Regional High School. of Sturbridgeof is Sturbridgealso a running is also as aa running as a absentee ballots for the annual town DESE adoptedDESE common adopted core common state coreelection state scheduled for Tuesday, Karen KeeganThe band with Crawdad 284 E Creekvotes held their sixth annual bonfire and food drive on Saturday, Feb. 8 at American Legion Post 2. RepublicanRepublican for the senate for seat.the senate seat. standards initiativestandards without initiative a vote without Junea vote 30 are available. The new (181 precinct 1 and 103 precinct Valanzola saidValanzola he hoped said to visithe hoped the to visit the 2) won a three-year term to the of the legislatureof the orlegislature input from or inputvoting from machine will be in opera- Stateselectmen funds inselectmen all 28 towns in allused in 28 the towns into the board of health over Anthony F. school districts.school districts.Selectman Selectmantion. Due to COVID-19 No-excuse Senate district.Senate He district.stated that He hestated that he Mobilio with 152 votes (86 pre- Starbard saidStarbard that he didsaid not that agree he did notearly agree voting by mail is allowed for QRSD to hold promoteserved two servedterms regional ontwo the terms Wales on the Wales cinct 1 and 66 precinct 2). In the State approves Pathfinder roof project with the incomewith basedthe income net school based net schoolall local elections being held on or Board of SelectmenBoard of and Selectmen is currently and is currently only other contestpublic on budget the ballot, about 62 percent of the project cost acceptance of the cost, site, type, spending formulaspending that formula determines that determinesbefore Aug. 1, 2020. Voters that Construction chairman of thechairman Tantasqua of the Regional Tantasqua Regional Elisha S. Musgraves with 255 votes or $2,003,781 of $3,273,620, with scope and timeline for the pro- partnerships how much ahow town much must a spendtown muston spendwould on like to request an absentee hearing expected to begin the remaining $1,269,839 borne by posed project,” wrote John School Committee,School aCommittee, committee aof committee of (153 precinct 1 and 102 precinct 2) Pathfinder’s member towns, based McCarthy, executive director of munities that benefit education.from the 37 pro- Starbardeducation. said Starbard the town said theballot town may download a form on the Technology,18 members health that18 members serves five that towns. serves five towns. defeated RalphBARRE Hallowell - The Rogers Quabbin late summer on enrollment. the MSBA in a Jan. 29 letter to Dr. jects slated to receivehas funding no way from hasto collectno way any to collectof the any townof the website. The completed form III with 203 Regionalvotes School(133 Districtprecinct (QRSD) 1 Pathfinder’s member towns Gerald Paist, superintendent-direc- networksHe advanced explainedHe to explainedthethe selectmen $4 million to Communitythe selectmen Innovation can be mailed to 7 Main Street #12 Challenge (CIC) grant program. and 70 precinctSchool 2) Committee for a five-year will meet on By Douglas Farmer include Palmer, tor of the Pathfinder regional dis- that his focusthat if hiselected focus would if elected be wouldSee be SELECTMEN,See SELECTMEN, page 7 pageor they 7 may drop the form in the Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Staff Writer Blog about it in Ware, Belchertown, trict. “Upon receipt of the certified By Emily Thurlow “The CIC program is a major term on the planningQuabbin Regional board. School District our reader forum Staff Writer component of Turleythe PatrickPublications Submitted Photo secure drop box located outside the Turley PublicationsTurley Photo Publications by AmberGranby, PhotoKing, Hardwick, anby internAmber from King,votes Quabbin an interndemonstrating Regional from Quabbin High School. Regionallocal High School. Total numberEducational of absenteeSupport Center, bal 872- BarrePALMER Lions – After Clubreceiving hold informalMonson, outdoor New meetingapproval, the JuneMSBA and17. the Membersdis- practiced social Administration'sdistancing commitment and woreto pro- masks where library basement offices. Ballots South St. At the conclusion of school formalpossible. approval for funding of the Braintree, Oakham trict will execute a project funding Through a program that is vide cities and towns with the tools to must be requested no later than The band CrawdadThelot band for E Crawdad theCreek Junecommittee held E23 Creek theirbusiness, town sixthheld a electionpublic theirannual budget sixth bonfireproject annual andfrom bonfire foodthe Massachusetts drive and foodon Saturday, drive on Feb.andSaturday, Warren. 8 at American Feb. 8agreement at LegionAmerican which Post will Legion set2. forth thePost 2.intended
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