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
By Maggie Thorne
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
Sky
High
Low
Sun.
A passing shower p.m.
77°
58°
Mon.
Warm, humid
76°
59°
Tues.
A passing shower p.m.
73°
57°
Wed.
Fair, pleasant
76°
58°
Thurs.
Fair, pleasant
74°
55°
Fri.
Fair, pleasant
78°
58°
Sat.
Fair, warm
76°
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.
Public Notice · Township Marshals Service
Main Street Closed for Commencement Procession, Saturday, June 6
Main Street will be closed to traffic from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, for the Regional High commencement procession. Please use the hill road.
Harlan Voss, Township Marshal
Public Notice · Office of the Township Clerk
Notice of Regular Township Meeting, Tuesday, June 9
The regular meeting of the Township Meeting will be held Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the upstairs hall of the Township Offices. The agenda is posted in the front hall and under Meeting Minutes & Agendas. All residents are welcome.
Ruth Ellery, Township Clerk
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.