Poppy drive starts May 5ORANGE The Orange American Legion Auxiliary Unit 172 will hold its annual poppy drive at the Orange Walmart from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 5, May 6 and May 12.The American Legion recognizes the importance of honoring the fallen.
Historical Society annual meetingORANGE The Orange Historical Society will hold its spring annual meeting and elections on Wednesday May 10, with a pot luck dinner at Witty’s Funeral Home at 7 p.m. Members will hear the annual report and receive an.
Orange, Athol Girl Scout troops welcoming newcomersOrange and Athol Girl Scout troops invite new girls to join. The membership registration fee is $35 for the year, and financial assistance is available.Girls in kindergarten and first grade are.
North Quabbin Notebook: May 10, 2021
American Legion Post 172 at 40 Daniel Shays Highway in Orange. Staff File Photo/PAUL FRANZ
Published: 5/9/2021 4:00:22 PM ‘Let’s Talk About Race’ program continues Tuesday
NEW SALEM The New Salem Public Library’s two-part Zoom program, “Let’s Talk About Race,” will continue on Tuesday, May 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. with a discussion of Layla Saad’s book, “Me and White Supremacy.” The program will be led by local racial justice activists Jade Barker and Cate Woolner. According to a press release from Library Trustee Judith Northup-Bennett, Barker and Woolner’s first presentation on April 20 drew 35 participants from across the North Quabbin region. Woolner, of Northfield, and Barker, of Hadley, blended presentation and small-group discussion to help people explore their own role in racism, unconscious bias, the country’s racist history and how to talk about racism.
North Quabbin Notebook: May 10, 2021
American Legion Post 172 at 40 Daniel Shays Highway in Orange. Staff File Photo/PAUL FRANZ
Published: 5/9/2021 4:00:06 PM
Modified: 5/9/2021 4:00:05 PM ‘Let’s Talk About Race’ program continues Tuesday
NEW SALEM The New Salem Public Library’s two-part Zoom program, “Let’s Talk About Race,” will continue on Tuesday, May 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. with a discussion of Layla Saad’s book, “Me and White Supremacy.” The program will be led by local racial justice activists Jade Barker and Cate Woolner. According to a press release from Library Trustee Judith Northup-Bennett, Barker and Woolner’s first presentation on April 20 drew 35 participants from across the North Quabbin region. Woolner, of Northfield, and Barker, of Hadley, blended presentation and small-group discussion to help people explore their own role in racism, unconscious bias, the country’s racist history and how to talk about racism.