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Horse Pond Dam loan
application prepared

NORTH BROOKFIELD - There were two questions on Monday’s election ballot; each of them were approved by votes of 168–90. The first, authorizing a debt exclusion from the constraints of proposition two and one-half, will enable voters at the May 7 town meeting to approve borrowing $1.24 million to cover the costs of rebuilding and repairing the dam which holds the town’s water supply.

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Walter blindsided in selectmen reorganization

NORTH BROOKFIELD - “It was the attitude, the manner in which it was done,” said selectman Mary Walter after Tuesday’s meeting of the board of selectmen. “I’m in shock.” Early in the meeting when, according to tradition, the board reorganizes following an election, selectman Robert Filipkowski moved that past chairman Jason Petraitis retain that position. Walter, citing the fact that usually the member next up for election be granted that opportunity, questioned Filipkowski’s motion.

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North Brookfield Savings Bank, Baystate Medical Center to sponsor blood drive

NORTH BROOKFIELD - North Brookfield Savings Bank has partnered with Baystate Medical Center to sponsor a blood drive on Thursday, March 13 from noon – 5 p.m. All blood donations will be taken inside the Baystate blood vehicle located in the parking lot at the Palmer branch, 1051 Thorndike St.

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