Blackgrove Township
and County
Established 1939
Published Sundays
Printed every Sunday for the people of Blackgrove Township and County
Vol. 88, No. 38Sunday, September 20, 2026Fifty Cents
Light & Water

Fall Hydrant Flushing Begins Monday

Light & Water crews will flush hydrants this week, Monday through Friday, north of the river first. Run the cold tap if the water looks discolored.

Superintendent Odell said the work should be finished Friday afternoon.

The Week Ahead

SkyHighLow
Sun.Partly cloudy71°52°
Mon.Fair68°55°
Tues.Overcast69°57°
Wed.Fair, cool72°51°
Thurs.Fair74°51°
Fri.Clearing, cool65°54°
Sat.Overcast66°51°

From the Blackgrove Almanac, published by Light & Water.

Around the Township

Farm & field. The orchards on the county road are open for picking.

At the Diner. The soup of the week is Yankee bean.

Around town. Hardware & Feed has winter hours from the first Monday in November.

Marshals Service Blotter

As kept by the office of the Township Marshal and reprinted in the Ledger, for the week of Sept. 13 through Sept. 19.

Sun., 9:45 p.m. Motorist assisted to the county line.

Mon., 8:35 a.m. Trash cans in the roadway after a windy night, the hill road. Moved.

Tues., 11:07 a.m. Request for house check while residents away. Completed.

Wed. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.

Thurs. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.

Fri., 8:15 p.m. Motorist requested directions. Directions given.

Sat. Routine patrol. Nothing to report.

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., Sept. 20, 10 a.m. — Sunday Gathering. All welcome. Coffee hour follows in the vestry.

Wed., Sept. 23, 7 p.m. — Choir rehearsal, Meeting House.

Letters to the Editor

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

The sidewalk

To the Editor: Thank you to Roads & Grounds for the new sidewalk in front of the General Store. My mother, who is ninety-one, walked to the post window without once looking at her feet.

Joan Tibbetts

Classified

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

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

For Sale

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

SEASONED HARDWOOD, cut and split, $260 the cord, delivered in the Township. Inquire at Hardware & Feed.

PUMPKINS and winter squash. Farm stand on the county road.

Help Wanted

COUNTER HELP, mornings. Apply at the Diner.

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

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