Palmer News

David E. Whitney talks about redistricting at his home in Bondsville; he is one of 364 residents affected by the change.

Jurors in U.S. District Court deliberated for less than two hours on Thursday before clearing two Monson police officers of brutality allegations in connection with a 2007 traffic stop.

PALMER - Town Manager Charles T. Blanchard has begun a salary study for department heads, and hopes to have information ready to present to the Town Council at its Feb.

Work on an addition to the Pride gas station's convenience store at Thorndike and Park streets in Palmer can be seen in the photo taken earlier this month The addition will increase the size of the 26 foot by 26 foot convenience store to 40 by 40, according to a company representative.

A resident's complaint to the state Ethics Commission about two town councilors is the latest development in what has become an increasingly tense atmosphere in the town and surrounding area as the battle for a casino in Western Massachusetts heats up.

Amherst Regional High School's Audrey Gould won the 1 Mile run at the indoor track meet at Smith College at a meet in December.

Roger I. "Rip" Pellaton, of Brimfield, stands inside the town manager's office. He is the new recreation director in Palmer.

MONSON - Only a handful of Western Massachusetts Casino Task Force Committee members showed up at Wednesday's meeting, the first since casino gaming became legal, but the chairman was pleased with the outcome, as the group decided to create a list of ways member communities could protect themselves in the event a resort casino project opened in ... (more)

If you're out and about around Palmer on Monday, Jan. 23, be advised that High Street in the Thorndike section of town will be closed for part of the day.

Palmer, Mass . - Sharon Kozik, owner of Lotte's Professional Dog grooming, faced charges of animal cruelty after a toy Poodle named Rusty died during a grooming session .

PALMER - The Town Council has signed a 3-year contract with new town manager Charles T. Blanchard that will pay him $117,500 per year in his first six months of employment, and promises a bonus of up to $5,000 if he meets goals set by the council.

Palmer fire officials may have pinpointed the cause of a fire that damaged a home on Peterson Road on Sunday morning.

PALMER &#8211 A fire forced a family from its home at 89 Peterson Road shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday, according to public safety officials.