Blackgrove Township
and County
Established 1939
Published Sundays
Printed every Sunday for the people of Blackgrove Township and County
Vol. 88, No. 11Sunday, March 15, 2026Fifty Cents
The Meeting House

Maple Breakfast Serves 180

The maple breakfast at the Meeting House on Saturday served 180 people pancakes, sausage and new syrup from three of the hill farms, which the kitchen committee declined to rank.

The proceeds go to the vestry roof fund.

The Week Ahead

SkyHighLow
Sun.Overcast48°33°
Mon.Clearing42°28°
Tues.Fair, light breeze50°32°
Wed.Fair43°34°
Thurs.Fair, mild49°31°
Fri.Fair51°30°
Sat.Gray, mild44°34°

From the Blackgrove Almanac, published by Light & Water.

Around the Township

Farm & field. Sugarhouses on the hill road are boiling.

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

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 March 8 through March 14.

Sun., 3:46 p.m. Fender-bender, Main Street, no injuries. Information exchanged.

Mon., 6:10 p.m. Trash cans in the roadway after a windy night, the hill road. Moved.

Tues., 6:46 a.m. Fender-bender, Travel Port lot, no injuries. Information exchanged.

Tues., 8:59 a.m. Motorist assisted to the county line.

Tues., 11:18 a.m. Dog loose on Main Street. Dog went home on its own.

Wed., 8:36 a.m. Found property, a pair of work gloves, the Meeting House steps. Held at the office.

Wed., 7:12 p.m. Motorist requested directions. Directions given.

Thurs., 1:29 p.m. Turkeys in the roadway, the hill road. Moved along.

Thurs., 8:07 p.m. Report of a loose horse, the county road. Owner notified; horse returned.

Fri., 9:07 a.m. Found property, a set of keys, Main Street. Held at the office.

Fri., 7:51 p.m. Livestock on the county road. Owner notified. Animals returned.

Sat., 5:07 p.m. Mailbox struck, the hill road. Owner and driver settled the matter between them.

Typed for the Ledger from the office copy.

Social Notes

Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bascombe 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 15, 10 a.m. — Sunday Gathering. All welcome. Coffee hour follows in the vestry.

Wed., March 18, 7 p.m. — Choir rehearsal, Meeting House.

Letters to the Editor

Letters must be signed and may be left at the Ledger office.

Mud season

To the Editor: A word of thanks to the road crew, who pulled my truck out of the hill road mud with good humor and did not once say what they were surely thinking.

Frederick Doyle

Classified

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

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

For Sale

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

ROTOTILLER, runs well. Box 27, c/o the Ledger.

CHEST FREEZER, works fine, too big for us now.

Help Wanted

COUNTER HELP, mornings. Apply at the Diner.

Services

STORM WINDOWS hung and taken down. Ask at the Trading Post.

SEWING and alterations. Leave work at the Trading Post.

Wanted

WANTED: old Regional High yearbooks for the Historical Society. Leave at the reading room.