Pepperell, Massachusetts – Roland Nutter, chairman of the town’s board of selectmen, has been either evasive or silent when asked what and when he found out about the details of a complaint regarding possible fraudulent payments...

Pepperell, Massachusetts – Ethics violation complaints against the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Roland Nutter, have been filed with the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission for his participating in a closed-door meeting regarding a complaint of...

Pepperell – The Pepperell Watchers Community Group expect a large group of voters to turn out Monday evening for a Special Town Meeting to vote on a Non-Binding Warrant Article regarding a Reclamation proposal that  will...

Monday, September 24, 2018 Selectman Continues to involve himself in matters affecting his wife’s town job.  Pepperell, Massachusetts – “Our job is just to sign them. That’s all our job is,” Selectman Roland Nutter angrily told...

Pepperell – When former Town Administrator Mark Andrews opened discussion on the FY 2019 town budget at Pepperell’s annual town meting in May, he stated to residents, “It’s been a very dynamic budget process this fiscal...

Pepperell Town Government: For a Chosen Few the Bucks Just Keep Flowing – along with not having to work all the hours they bill the town.  This is an introduction for a multiple part series of...

Wednesday, September 12, 2018  “Vision has no boundaries and knows no limits. Our vision is what we become in life.” ― Tony Dungy Pepperell, Massachusetts – Residents of Pepperell have an opportunity tomorrow night to offer...

Pepperell Master Plan Visioning Session II The residents of Pepperell are invited to attend an important event seeking their input in determining the town’s future. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts encourages all communities to develop and update...

The Nashua River Watershed Association has raised serious concerns about a proposed construction fill dump-site in Pepperell, and has asked the state to reject the proposal. On August 14, 3018, the Nashua River Watershed Association (NRWA)...

The following press release was received by The Candle from Crystal Jeffries of the Pepperell Watchers Community Group. “Residents and business owners from Pepperell and neighboring towns, in opposition to proposed dumping of construction debris and...

The state of Minnesota is always an interesting place to observe politics. And even more interesting is watching the political dynamic in the relationship between the executive and legislative approaches to governance. The Candle will report...

The Candle will be reporting on the changing political hues in the Grand Canyon State. There are some important congressional races in Arizona which are being reported on extensively by national media, so The Candle thought...

In February the Pepperell board of selectmen received a written complaint from the town’s assistant assessor alleging threats to her job security because she raised concerns about employees being allowed by the town administrator (at that...

A monumental battle over the rights of transgender residents to have access to bathrooms is set for the November elections. The initiative petition presented by social and religious conservative groups would take away rights already recognized...

In a recent report by The Center for Public Integrity “…ticks have brought a surge of Lyme disease in Maine over two decades, boosting reported cases from 71 in 2000 to 1,487 in 2016 — a...