Blackgrove Township
and County
Established 1939
Published Sundays
Printed every Sunday for the people of Blackgrove Township and County
Vol. 88, No. 9Sunday, March 1, 2026Fifty Cents
Opera Company

Opera Company Announces Spring Production

“The Marriage of Figaro” in the upstairs hall, four performances in April

The Opera Company will stage “The Marriage of Figaro” in the upstairs hall of the Township Offices on two weekends in April, the company announced this week.

Rehearsals began Tuesday. The company is looking for help with the set, particularly anyone who can build a door that opens and closes on cue.

The Week Ahead

SkyHighLow
Sun.Fair44°26°
Mon.Clearing45°25°
Tues.Overcast44°25°
Wed.Fair, cool47°31°
Thurs.Fair41°26°
Fri.Clearing42°28°
Sat.Clearing48°32°

From the Blackgrove Almanac, published by Light & Water.

Around the Township

Farm & field. Mud season: farms are asked to keep heavy loads off the gravel roads.

At the Diner. The soup of the week is minestrone.

Around town. The farmers' market committee is taking vendor applications at the General Store.

Marshals Service Blotter

As kept by the office of the Township Marshal and reprinted in the Ledger, for the week of Feb. 22 through Feb. 28.

Sun. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.

Mon., 9:02 a.m. Vehicle lockout, General Store lot. Assisted.

Mon., 10:05 a.m. Motorist assisted to the county line.

Tues., 5:10 p.m. Found property, a wallet, the Diner. Returned to owner.

Wed., 9:22 a.m. Tree limb in roadway, the county road. Removed with assistance of road crew.

Thurs., 8:36 p.m. Motorist requested directions. Directions given.

Fri., 10:03 p.m. Report of a cow in a garden, the hill road. Cow returned to pasture.

Sat., 9:28 a.m. Disabled vehicle, Travel Port entrance. Towed by the Travel Port wrecker.

Typed for the Ledger from the office copy.

Social Notes

Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Merriam marked 45 years of marriage this week with supper at the Resort with family and friends.

Church Suppers & Gatherings

As provided by the Meeting House on the Green and the organizations listed.

Sun., March 1, 10 a.m. — Sunday Gathering. All welcome. Coffee hour follows in the vestry.

Wed., March 4, 7 p.m. — Choir rehearsal, Meeting House.

Sat., March 7, 11 a.m. — Historical Society: the curator's talk on the old farm lots, reading room.

Classified

25 cents a word, ten-word minimum. Copy at the Ledger office by Thursday noon.

Telephone: (617) 648-7760, press 4.

For Sale

KITCHEN TABLE and four chairs, maple. Box 12, c/o the Ledger.

LAYING HENS, six, one year old. Box 30, c/o the Ledger.

MAPLE SYRUP, new, by the quart or gallon. Inquire at the General Store.

Services

CHIMNEYS swept. Box 48, c/o the Ledger.

SNOW PLOWING, driveways, by the season. Box 45, c/o the Ledger.