ORANGE — Pam and Pennie Smith were presented with the Shirley Page Community Pride Award earlier this summer for their commitment to making their community a better place.
The award was presented by Selectman Walter Herk and the three posed for photos with Kathy Reinig, chairwoman of the Board of Selectmen, Selectman Richard Sheridan and Town Administrator Diana Schindler.
The Smiths’ names were added to a plaque that hangs in Orange Town Hall.
ORANGE — Orange Town Hall now have new hours.
The building is open Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (with a lunch break from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.) and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays (with a lunch break from noon to 1 p.m.). It is closed on Fridays.
ATHOL — The Athol Fire Department is holding its annual open house on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Uptown Station.
There will be food, games and a bone marrow registry.