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PAPER TRAILS: Old letters lost, found, loved again
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Sean Clancy
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Today at 3:17 a.m.
Workers at Goodwill in Cabot had a feeling that a metal lock box at the store had been donated by mistake.
Inside the silver container, which had a piece of masking tape stuck to it with the words Keep-Out-Privet, were hundreds of letters written by a woman named Mildred to her sweetie serving overseas in World War II.
The letters, most addressed to My Darling Husband and mailed almost daily from Olympia, Wash., spanned 1943-1944 and were neatly organized by month.
The box and letters were sent last month to Goodwill Industries of Arkansas headquarters in Little Rock, and the search began for the owner.
By Nathan Prewett
LEEDS During a meeting of the Leeds City Council on Monday, June 7, a project to replace the city’s streetlights was authorized. Additionally, an amendment 772 public hearing was held for the council to grant funds to three nonprofits, followed by a rezoning request that was opposed by several residents.
Leeds Council meeting, June 7, 2021. Photo: Nathan Prewett.
The meeting began with the 772 hearing, which Mayor David Miller said is done annually. In this hearing, the council considered granting $2,000 to the Women’s Literary Club of Leeds, $2,500 to the Exceptional Foundation, and $10,000 to the Leeds Arts Council.
No one spoke for or against the resolution, which was passed unanimously in the regular meeting.
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Times Past: Week of February 15
Published: 2/21/2021 11:38:04 AM
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Requests from educators’ wish lists media centers, computer labs, conference rooms, science labs, redesigned technical arts areas, storage, gymnasiums and more were lined up with state guidelines at the Athol school building committee meeting. The presentation gave a first look at what new school construction and renovations could mean in terms of project size and bottom-line costs.
■David Small, president of the Athol Bird and Nature Club, updated the Athol Downtown Partnership on the status of the Greenway bike and trail project. Small said the Orange Revitalization Partnership project needs involvement by the Athol community.