WENDELL — All students living in Wendell who plan to pursue any sort of accredited post-secondary education next year can apply for Dollars for Wendell Scholars scholarships by completing an application available at local high schools and at the Wendell Free Library.
Applications must be returned to Dollars for Wendell Scholars, P.O. Box 232, Wendell, MA 01379 by April 15. Donations can be sent to the same address, with checks payable to Dollars for Wendell Scholars.
There is also a crowdfunding site: http://bit.ly/2m1L1td.
For more information, call or email Carolyn Manley at 978-544-7028 or cman19@wildblue.net, or Christine Heard at 978-544-2282 or cheard59c@aol.com. You can also speak with Joy Brenneman at the library.
WENDELL — Jane Litwin Taylor’s “Catching The Light” is a collection of mosaic art and beadwork on display in the glass display case greeting patrons in the main lobby at the Wendell Free Library.
The collection consists of eight round mosaic pieces made with recycled stained glass on wood and an assemblage of beadwork using glass seed beads, crystals and gemstones.
ATHOL — Nominations are being accepted for the Margaret Grazis Awards for Citizen and Town Employee of the Year. Forms can be picked up in the Selectmen’s Office in Athol Town Hall. The forms can also be downloaded at http://bit.ly/2newV4C.
Nominations must be returned by May 4. Awards are presented at the annual town meeting on June 12.
ATHOL — Absentee ballots for the April 3 annual town election are available in the town clerk’s office.
In order to be eligible to vote by absentee in Massachusetts, a voter must be prevented from voting at their polling place on Election Day due to: absence from the voter’s city or town on Election Day during the hours the polls are open; physical disability preventing the voter from going to the polling place; or religious belief.
Absentee ballots must be requested in writing by either the voter or the voter’s family member.
An absentee ballot application can be found at http://bit.ly/TQnrgH. An absentee ballot application by a family member can be found at http://bit.ly/2nnZGuU.
For further information, contact the Athol town clerk at 978-249-4551 or send an email to townclerk@townofathol.org.
NEW SALEM — The Friends of the New Salem Public Library plan to host a special local author’s night at 7 p.m. on March 23.
Tommy Shea will present his book, “Dingers: The 101 Most Memorable Home Runs in Baseball History,” which he co-authored with Joshua Shifrin.
This event is free. For additional information, contact (978) 544-8916.
ORANGE — Contractors, property managers, attorneys and others with experience in residential rehabilitation are invited to learn more about the state Attorney General’s Abandoned Housing Initiative and receivership at a special informational session. The session is set for the Orange Armory from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on March 23.
ORANGE — The Pioneer Valley Brass will present a free public concert of traditional and modern music arranged for brass on Sunday, March 19, at 4 p.m. at the Community Church of North Orange and Tully.
The program is the 775th in a series of Memorial Vespers programs sponsored by the First Universalist Parish of North Dana in an effort to keep alive the memory of that parish, which had to leave North Dana for the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir in the 1930s. A trust fund set up in the 1920s provides for the music, so the programs are free to the public.