Blackgrove Township
and County
Established 1939
Published Sundays
Printed every Sunday for the people of Blackgrove Township and County
Vol. 88, No. 16Sunday, April 19, 2026Fifty Cents
Regional High

Spring Concert Fills the Auditorium

The Regional High band and chorus gave their spring concert on Thursday evening to a full auditorium. The program ran from Sousa to a set of sea chanteys that brought the audience in on the choruses.

Band director Louise Tilden thanked the Booster Club for the new music stands.

The Week Ahead

SkyHighLow
Sun.Light drizzle55°44°
Mon.Clearing63°40°
Tues.Light drizzle56°44°
Wed.Partly cloudy60°43°
Thurs.Overcast60°43°
Fri.Clearing62°41°
Sat.Fair, cool60°42°

From the Blackgrove Almanac, published by Light & Water.

Around the Township

Farm & field. Hardware & Feed has onion sets and seed potatoes in the bins.

At the Diner. The soup of the week is vegetable beef.

Reading room. The reading room has bound volumes of the Ledger from 1939 forward. Volumes before 1960 may be read but not photocopied.

Marshals Service Blotter

As kept by the office of the Township Marshal and reprinted in the Ledger, for the week of April 12 through April 18.

Sun., 4:26 p.m. Report of a loose horse, the county road. Owner notified; horse returned.

Mon., 6:51 a.m. Speed check, the county road. Two warnings issued.

Mon., 12:00 p.m. Motorist requested directions. Directions given.

Tues. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.

Wed., 10:26 a.m. Vehicle lockout, the Diner lot. Assisted.

Wed., 1:00 p.m. Mailbox struck, the hill road. Owner and driver settled the matter between them.

Thurs., 6:12 a.m. Sheep on the county road. Owner notified. Animals returned.

Thurs., 7:06 p.m. Request for house check while residents away. Completed.

Fri., 3:17 p.m. Delivery truck blocking the Diner lot. Driver moved the truck.

Sat., 8:18 p.m. Loud radio, Main Street. Spoke with party. Resolved.

Typed for the Ledger from the office copy.

Church Suppers & Gatherings

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

Sun., April 19, 10 a.m. — Sunday Gathering. All welcome. Coffee hour follows in the vestry.

Wed., April 22, 7 p.m. — Choir rehearsal, Meeting House.

Classified

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

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

For Sale

SEEDLINGS: tomatoes, peppers, herbs. Farm stand on the county road from May 1.

UPRIGHT PIANO, needs tuning, free to a good home if you can move it.

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

Help Wanted

DISHWASHER, evenings. Apply at the Bar & Grill.

Services

PIANO TUNING. E. Voight. Leave word at the General Store.

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

Wanted

WANTED: used upright piano for the Music Festival rehearsal room. See the committee.

Lost & Found

LOST: gold wedding band, near the General Store. Reward. Leave word at the Ledger office.