New Salem NewsLocal news for New Salem, MA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Hard-work harvest- February 27, 2008 "Some years there were no takers for the lots that were mostly cordwood. Loggers would shy away from those lots, looking for saw logs. Needless to say that's not so much the case now" Unless it's Sunday, a holiday or a day when sleet, freezing rain or heavy rain is falling from the sky, you'll likely find "Chet the Wood Man" cutting firewood on Prescott Peninsula in New Salem. via Worcester Telegram & Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/new-salem-ma/2008/02/hard-work-harvest?fromrss=1 Grant to upgrade fire response- February 5, 2008 "The Athol Fire Department has a great need for this equipment" Homeland funds to equip rescue truck ATHOL- The Fire Department has obtained a federal grant to refit one truck for use in a regional rapid intervention team, to help rescue trapped firefighters or civilians. via Worcester Telegram & Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/new-salem-ma/2008/02/grant-to-upgrade-fire-response?fromrss=1 Mahar school chief touts connections to community- February 2, 2008 "There are now seven kids you would never imagine would be back in school" Changes aim at helping students ORANGE- Testing one of 19 soups offered this week by teachers participating in Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School's "souper bowl," Superintendent of Schools Reza A. Namin talked ... via Worcester Telegram & Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/new-salem-ma/2008/02/mahar-school-chief-touts-connections-to-com... |