American families are now at risk just because they are American. This issue of our publication is dedicated to those innocent victims that lost their lives in New York City, Washington D.C., and near Pittsburgh. We mourn with the family members left behind and pray that God will give them the strength necessary to carry on. In the Chaffins section of our town, many are placing white electric Christmas candle lights in their windows as a sign of solidarity with the families that are suffering. A candle sends a message of hope on a dark night.
Many candles combined provide a great deal of light on a very dark time in our country s history.
God Bless America. On Tuesday, September 4th, the Holden Board of Selectmen met for a publicly televised meeting at Memorial Hall. The main focus of this meeting seemed to revolve around the gross funding disparity that currently exists within the Wachusett Regional School District. Town Manager Brian Bullock was pragmatic in his assessments and did not hesitate to remind the selectmen that failure on their part to act soon would cost the citizens of Holden dearly in residential tax dollars. The only citizen to address the selectmen was James Jumonville of 36 Winthrop Lane.