WHATELY — For a family in the early 1900s, receiving a telegram was a terrifying event, especially for a mother. Western Union usually brought news of a death among distant relatives or, in wartime, a son’s death.
SOUTHAMPTON — Town administrators have been churning through positions lately, according to Bernard Lynch of Community Paradigm Associates, the consulting firm hired to help the town find a new town administrator.
LEVERETT — The town has a Council on Aging. Does it really need yet another person to help the aging get their needs met?
SHUTESBURY — A new wetlands bylaw, proposed by the Conservation Commission after a long revision process, is the marquee article on the warrant for a Town Meeting scheduled for Jan. 16.