Opinion

School News

Tough talk on Wachusett budget

By Jan Gottesman The Item STERLING — It was not a comfortable discussion when Superintendent James Reilly and Business and Finance Director Michelle Grise met with Sterling officials March 13…

News

Raising funds for Gale's windows

By Ken Cleveland Landmark Correspondent HOLDEN — Looking through the windows of the Gale Free Library, one can see books and other media, as well as active programs for the young as well as the more mature. But the windows, original to the 1888 Damon Memorial building, are showing the effects of time, including many…

Conversations

Community Conversations: Joe Jourdain, WRHS social studies teacher

CherryRoad, the parent company of The Landmark, continues with the Community Conversations project, looking at the role of community newspapers in your community. As part of that project, The Landmark is featuring interviews, each with the same five questions, with someone in public safety, government, education, business and health care. This second in the series…

Lifestyle

'Stiff' to take stage at Wachusett

By Danielle Ray Landmark Correspondent HOLDEN — The cast and crew of “Lucky Stiff” are gearing up for the Wachusett Theatre production, set to take the stage the first weekend in April. There are 65 Wachusett Regional High School students in grades nine through 12 involved with the musical farce, either on stage or behind…

Sports

Down, but not out, for multi-sport Mulroy

By John Orrell Landmark Correspondent HOLDEN — When high school student-athletes sustain season-ending injuries, it can be devastating. In many cases, playbooks are returned, team meetings become irrelevant, and sometimes a deep depression can result. For Wachusett Regional High’s Sam Mulroy, not so much. Mulroy, of Holden, suffered a broken elbow during a Mountaineer football…

Opinion

School News

Tough talk on Wachusett budget

By Jan Gottesman The Item STERLING — It was not a comfortable discussion when Superintendent James Reilly and Business and Finance Director Michelle Grise met with Sterling officials March 13 to discuss a budget that…