Volunteers on the spring cleanup day filled nine truckloads with brush, bottles and winter's leavings from the roadsides on Saturday, and finished every assigned road by a little after noon.
The Booster Club served 140 hot dogs on the Green. Roads & Grounds reports finding three hubcaps, a snow shovel and a single good boot, all held at the transfer station.
| Sky | High | Low | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun. | Light drizzle | 60° | 45° |
| Mon. | Fair, cool | 64° | 49° |
| Tues. | A passing shower | 64° | 48° |
| Wed. | Partly cloudy | 64° | 44° |
| Thurs. | Fair, light breeze | 61° | 47° |
| Fri. | Light drizzle | 68° | 49° |
| Sat. | Light drizzle | 65° | 51° |
From the Blackgrove Almanac, published by Light & Water.
Farm & field. First asparagus at the farm stand.
At the Diner. The soup of the week is Yankee bean.
Reading room. The Society is cataloging a gift of letters written home by a Township schoolteacher in the 1880s, and expects to have them boxed by spring.
Field maintenance, north boundary, Tuesday, May 5, 2 to 5 a.m.
No interruption of electric or water service is planned. Residents are asked to keep clear of crews and vehicles.
Frank Odell, Superintendent
As kept by the office of the Township Marshal and reprinted in the Ledger, for the week of April 26 through May 2.
Sun., 8:38 a.m. Door found unlocked after hours, the Trading Post. Owner notified; building secure.
Mon., 5:41 p.m. Speed check, Main Street. One warning issued.
Tues. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.
Wed. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.
Thurs. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.
Fri. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.
Sat., 9:34 p.m. Traffic assist for Light & Water crew, Main Street. Completed.
Typed for the Ledger from the office copy.
As provided by the Meeting House on the Green and the organizations listed.
Sun., May 3, 10 a.m. — Sunday Gathering. All welcome. Coffee hour follows in the vestry.
Mon., May 4, 7 p.m. — Garden Club, Meeting House vestry.
Wed., May 6, 7 p.m. — Choir rehearsal, Meeting House.
25 cents a word, ten-word minimum. Copy at the Ledger office by Thursday noon.
Telephone: (617) 648-7760, press 4.
SEEDLINGS: tomatoes, peppers, herbs. Farm stand on the county road from May 1.
BOOKCASE, oak, glass doors. Box 15, c/o the Ledger.
ROASTING PAN, very large, used once a year. Ask at the Diner.
LAWNS mowed. Regional High student, reliable. Box 51, c/o the Ledger.
CHIMNEYS swept. Box 48, c/o the Ledger.
WANTED: ushers for the concert series. No experience needed beyond a good pair of shoes.
FOUND: reading glasses in a green case, Meeting House vestry. Claim at the vestry.