Medicaid Trust Fund Gets Close to $1 Billion Windfall. It’s Time for a Plan to Boost DDSD and Elder Caregiver Salaries 
Three Wildland Firefighters Killed in Colorado Blaze. “It’s devastating for the wildland firefighting community.” 
Salary Surfing, Pension Boost, and Revolving Door for DOH CFO Retiring; Returning Next Day as Contract Employee 
In More States, Older People Outnumber Children – Including in New Mexico 
Supreme Court Delivers a Victory for Pesticide Companies Over Cancer Claims 
CDC Activates Emergency Operations Center for New World Screwworm Response 
DDSD Services in Jeopardy From Sloppy Transition of Turquoise Claims System Residents Rally For Gravel Pit Meeting Monday
The following press release was received by The Candle from Crystal Jeffries of the Pepperell…
Minnesota – Democrats in House Need to Flip 12 Seats to Change from a Red to Blue Statehouse.
The state of Minnesota is always an interesting place to observe politics. And even more…
Arizona – Changing Political Colors?
The Candle will be reporting on the changing political hues in the Grand Canyon State….
Board of Selectmen Needs to Act On Complaint About Abuse of Hours
In February the Pepperell board of selectmen received a written complaint from the town’s assistant…
Massachusetts Ballot Questions – Transgender Access Rights and Safe Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios
A monumental battle over the rights of transgender residents to have access to bathrooms is…
Maine – For Legislature, Dealing with Governor is Like Playing Whack-A-Mole. Special Report from The Candle Begins August 20th.
In a recent report by The Center for Public Integrity “…ticks have brought a surge…
BOH to Hold Special Workshop Meeting Thursday Afternoon For Gravel Pit Fill Regulations.
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 Pepperell, Massachusetts – The board of health posted a notice for…
Pepperell: Not Your ‘Founding Fathers’ Board of Health – Losing Credibility with Residents.
Monday, July 30, 2018 “It’s a fact. In 1799, Paul Revere was Chairman of the…
Pepperell Board of Health Has Gravel Pit On the Agenda Tonight … Will They Finally Act?
Editorial Tuesday, July 24, 2018 The Pepperell Board of Health (BOH) meets tonight at the…
New Town Administrator Gets High Marks – BOS To Meet Weekly On Gravel Pit Reclamation Project, and More.
Many of our customers order and sale preparations for the for sale of eyelashes, for…
Pepperell Receives $222,000 in Green Communities Grant.
Monday, July 23, 2018 Pepperell, Massachusetts – While there has been significant criticism of recent…
Missing Records? Disputed Accounts of Meetings? The Devil’s in the Details.
Monday, July 16, 2018 Pepperell, Massachusetts – Late last week town Clerk Jeanne Survell was…
State Orders Pepperell Town Clerk to Hand Over All Records About Gravel Pit Proposal
Sunday, July 15, 2018 Pepperell, Massachusetts – BREAKING NEWS. The Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Public…
Pepperell Pit Owners Willing to Pay, But Town Must Play – $1 Million Offered for Speedy Support.
Sunday, July 8, 2018 Pepperell, Massachusetts – In the most recent twist about a controversial…
BREAKING NEWS: The Candle Makes Major Gravel Pit Fill Project Document Available to Public.
Saturday, July 7, 2018 Pepperell, Massachusetts – A plan to truck in more than 50,000…