Blackgrove Township
and County
Established 1939
Published Sundays
Printed every Sunday for the people of Blackgrove Township and County
Vol. 88, No. 23Sunday, June 7, 2026Fifty Cents
Regional High

Regional High Graduates Its Seniors

Commencement on the football field under a clear sky

Blackgrove Regional High held commencement on the football field on Saturday morning. Principal Agnes Moore presented diplomas, and the class speaker thanked the bus drivers by name, which drew the longest applause of the morning.

The class gift is a bench for the front steps.

The Week Ahead

SkyHighLow
Sun.A passing shower p.m.77°58°
Mon.Warm, humid76°59°
Tues.A passing shower p.m.73°57°
Wed.Fair, pleasant76°58°
Thurs.Fair, pleasant74°55°
Fri.Fair, pleasant78°58°
Sat.Fair, warm76°60°

From the Blackgrove Almanac, published by Light & Water.

Around the Township

Farm & field. First cutting of hay is going in.

At the Diner. The soup of the week is cream of celery.

Around town. The County Fair committee is taking exhibition entries; see the Grange table at the market.

Marshals Service Blotter

As kept by the office of the Township Marshal and reprinted in the Ledger, for the week of May 31 through June 6.

Sun. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.

Mon., 8:10 a.m. Bicycle found on the Green. Held at the office.

Tues. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.

Wed., 7:45 a.m. Fender-bender, Travel Port lot, no injuries. Information exchanged.

Wed., 4:58 p.m. Road sign knocked down, the county road. Roads & Grounds notified.

Thurs., 8:13 a.m. Motorist assisted to the county line.

Thurs., 4:16 p.m. Trash cans in the roadway after a windy night, the hill road. Moved.

Fri. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.

Sat., 7:04 p.m. Turkeys in the roadway, the hill road. Moved along.

Typed for the Ledger from the office copy.

Social Notes

Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Penney marked 25 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., June 7, 10 a.m. — Sunday Gathering. All welcome. Coffee hour follows in the vestry.

Wed., June 10, 7 p.m. — Choir rehearsal, Meeting House.

Letters to the Editor

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

The planters

To the Editor: The Garden Club's planters on Main Street are a pleasure every morning on the way to the post window. Thank you to the members who water them.

Grace Holloway

Classified

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

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

For Sale

LAWN MOWER, push reel, sharpened. Ask at Hardware & Feed.

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

FIRST-CUT HAY, square bales, at the barn. Box 36, c/o the Ledger.

Help Wanted

COUNTER HELP, mornings. Apply at the Diner.

Services

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

SEWING and alterations. Leave work at the Trading Post.

Wanted

WANTED: quilting frame, any condition. Box 42, c/o the Ledger.

Lost & Found

FOUND: reading glasses in a green case, Meeting House vestry. Claim at the vestry.