The sap started running on the hill farms this week, a little early by most accounts, and the buckets are out on the roadside maples along the hill road.
The sugarhouses expect to boil by the first week of March. The Meeting House will hold its maple breakfast on Saturday, March 14.
| Sky | High | Low | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun. | Fair, still | 42° | 25° |
| Mon. | Fair, cold | 43° | 25° |
| Tues. | Overcast, raw | 42° | 24° |
| Wed. | Overcast, raw | 45° | 26° |
| Thurs. | Overcast | 42° | 29° |
| Fri. | Clearing, cold | 42° | 30° |
| Sat. | Overcast, raw | 45° | 24° |
From the Blackgrove Almanac, published by Light & Water.
Farm & field. Sap buckets are going up on the hill farms.
At the Diner. The soup of the week is tomato with cheddar biscuits.
Reading room. The Society's county survey of 1961 is listed in the catalog and may be viewed in the reading room on request.
The Township does not observe seasonal clock changes. Township clocks, including the Meeting House tower clock, will not be changed on Sunday, March 8, 2026. Township time remains as certified by the Office of Weights, Measures and Time.
Schedules for the Township Offices, Light & Water, the schools, the Travel Port and the post are unaffected. Residents with business outside the County are reminded to allow for the change elsewhere.
Ruth Ellery, Township Clerk
As kept by the office of the Township Marshal and reprinted in the Ledger, for the week of Feb. 15 through Feb. 21.
Sun. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.
Mon. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.
Tues., 4:26 p.m. Vehicle lockout, the Diner lot. Assisted.
Tues., 4:37 p.m. Motorist requested directions. Directions given.
Tues., 9:19 p.m. Request for house check while residents away. Completed.
Wed., 9:19 p.m. Delivery truck blocking the Diner lot. Driver moved the truck.
Thurs. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.
Fri., 6:30 p.m. Parking complaint, Meeting House. Vehicles moved.
Sat., 6:43 p.m. Loud radio, Main Street. Spoke with party. Resolved.
Typed for the Ledger from the office copy.
As provided by the Meeting House on the Green and the organizations listed.
Sun., Feb. 22, 10 a.m. — Sunday Gathering. All welcome. Coffee hour follows in the vestry.
Wed., Feb. 25, 7 p.m. — Choir rehearsal, Meeting House.
Letters must be signed and may be left at the Ledger office.
To the Editor: Every year I forget my dog's license until the last day, and every year Mrs. Ellery is kind about it. This year I came in a week early. I mention it only so that it is in print.
Stephen Hale
25 cents a word, ten-word minimum. Copy at the Ledger office by Thursday noon.
Telephone: (617) 648-7760, press 4.
MAPLE SYRUP, last year's, by the quart. Box 24, c/o the Ledger.
CHEST FREEZER, works fine, too big for us now.
BOOKCASE, oak, glass doors. Box 15, c/o the Ledger.
SNOW SHOVELERS for the Meeting House steps. See the sexton.
CHIMNEYS swept. Box 48, c/o the Ledger.
STORM WINDOWS hung and taken down. Ask at the Trading Post.
FOUND: a set of keys on a brass ring, Main Street. Identify at the Marshal's office.