Blackgrove Township
and County
Established 1939
Published Sundays
Printed every Sunday for the people of Blackgrove Township and County
Vol. 88, No. 28Sunday, July 12, 2026Fifty Cents
Music Festival

Music Festival Opens to a Full Lawn

The Music Festival opened its summer season on Saturday evening with a chamber program before a full lawn. The quartet played Haydn and Dvořák, and the audience stayed on their blankets well after the last bow.

Next Saturday: the brass ensemble.

The Week Ahead

SkyHighLow
Sun.Clearing77°65°
Mon.Fair, pleasant80°67°
Tues.Fair, pleasant79°66°
Wed.Fair79°68°
Thurs.Fair, light breeze86°64°
Fri.Fair, pleasant82°67°
Sat.A passing shower p.m.80°64°

From the Blackgrove Almanac, published by Light & Water.

Around the Township

Farm & field. Hardware & Feed has baling twine back in stock.

At the Diner. The soup of the week is tomato with cheddar biscuits.

Around town. The farmers' market is on the Green on Saturdays, 8 to noon.

Marshals Service Blotter

As kept by the office of the Township Marshal and reprinted in the Ledger, for the week of July 5 through July 11.

Sun., 7:41 a.m. Loud radio, Main Street. Spoke with party. Resolved.

Mon., 2:50 p.m. Fender-bender, Travel Port lot, no injuries. Information exchanged.

Mon., 3:27 p.m. Motorist assisted to the county line.

Tues., 7:17 a.m. Motorist requested directions. Directions given.

Wed., 7:05 p.m. Sheep on the county road. Owner notified. Animals returned.

Wed., 10:03 p.m. Door found unlocked after hours, the Trading Post. Owner notified; building secure.

Thurs., 1:01 p.m. Road sign knocked down, the county road. Roads & Grounds notified.

Thurs., 3:20 p.m. Disabled vehicle, Travel Port entrance. Towed by the Travel Port wrecker.

Thurs., 6:00 p.m. Vehicle lockout, General Store lot. Assisted.

Fri. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.

Sat., 6:25 p.m. Traffic and parking, Music Festival lawn. Completed.

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., July 12, 10 a.m. — Sunday Gathering. All welcome. Coffee hour follows in the vestry.

Classified

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

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

For Sale

WOOL BLANKETS, four, good condition.

BOOKCASE, oak, glass doors. Box 15, c/o the Ledger.

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

Help Wanted

DISHWASHER, evenings. Apply at the Bar & Grill.

Services

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

LAWNS mowed. Regional High student, reliable. Box 51, c/o the Ledger.

Lost & Found

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