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LOCAL NEWS, EVENTS & MUSINGS
STAFFORD FREE PRESS
Sep 1, 20231 min read
Possible Bus Strike on Horizon
With Labor Day looming, it's only fitting that members of Local 671 Teamsters Union are using the power of the strike. Parents in...
Aug 29, 20231 min read
Get Ready for Stafford Farm Day 2023
We know it's not technically Fall yet, but with the summer harvest coming to a close and hay rides on the docket, it's hard not to get...
Aug 28, 20232 min read
Help Save State Line Pond
In Stafford, a lot of the attention goes to Staffordville Lake (and whether or not you're allowed to launch a kayak from the beach) but...
Aug 24, 20232 min read
Infrastructure and Walkability Are on the Dems’ Minds
Recently, getting Stafford’s annual budget passed has been — to put it mildly — difficult. In 2023, the budget went to three referendums,...
Aug 24, 20233 min read
Stafford’s Candidate Roundup
Election season is upon us. No, we’re not talking about the Presidential election circus. We’ve got a bit more time before that heats up....
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Introducing the Stafford AppleFest
Stafford has great timing! The foliage forecast for 2023 is saying New England will be ablaze with color this year to coincide with...
Aug 24, 20232 min read
Town to Pursue Buying Former Cumberland Farms
At the July 27, 2023, Board of Selectman meeting, Amber Wakley-Whaley, Director of Grants + Community Development, and Devin...
Aug 23, 20232 min read
Jeff Aborn: Stafford's Weather Guru
On the day we talked to Jeff Aborn, Staffordville got nearly half its normal monthly rainfall in one morning — but the sun was shining...
Aug 22, 20233 min read
The Future of the Borough School
During a public hearing on August 17, many Staffordites turned out to learn about the future of the building that once housed the Borough...
Aug 22, 20232 min read
What’s Up with the Village Shops?
Stafford residents have passed The Village Shops at 30 West Stafford Rd. for years, wondering when the eyesore would get a facelift. An...
Aug 19, 20233 min read
Stafford PZC Eliminates 60k Sq. Ft. Retail Cap
The new regulations would allow for 60% of the buildable area in a retail lot to be covered with impervi
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