Clothing barn will close in June: MILFORD – The Clothing Barn is closing down at 26 Amherst Street effective June 1. Share Outreach will eventually be reopening it at the Share Center on Columbus Avenue, but in the meantime they are asking people to stop donating.

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Labor Day fundraiser

MILFORD – Rymes Propane & Oil, 419 Nashua St., Milford, is holding a pump-a-thon for Milford’s Labor Day Parade on Saturday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fill a 20 lb grill tank for $10 and all proceeds go to the parade committee.

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5k for veterans’ graves

AMHERST – This is the second year of the Flag Day 5k in Amherst Village. This year the race is on Flag Day, June 14, starting at 11 Church St. Funds will be used to purchase markers, flags and wreaths for veterans’ graves in Amherst. For more information call 320-3300 or go to www.amherstflagday5k.com.

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Baby wanted

MONT VERNON – Spring Gala organizers are on the look out for the youngest Mont Vernon resident to invite them (and Mom or Dad) to be part of the Spring Gala Parade this year on May 18. So far they know of a little one around 7 months old. The family will get to ride with Hazel Milligan, who is being honored as the oldest resident. The town is also on the search for a couple more convertibles. Email MontVernonRecreation@gmail.com with any leads.

The 26th annual festival will start at 7 a.m. with a fire house breakfast, and then an 8:30 a.m. fun run and a 9 a.m. 5K.

The parade is at 11 a.m., and at 1 p.m. there will be awards and entertainment on the stage and a pie eating contest at 2. All events are rain or shine.

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Speed limit

MILFORD – Selectmen decided Monday night to take no action on a request to lower the 30 mph speed limit on Prospect Street.

Police Chief Michael Viola told the board that directed patrols showed little or no speeding on the road.

Capt. Craig Frye, however, said that once area construction is finished, police will place a speed trailer on the road.

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Bullying?

AMHERST – The parent of a fourth grader at Wilkins School told the school board Monday night that her son “has been the victim of substantiated bullying” at the school.

The school has not done enough to combat disruptive behavior at the 1-4 grade elementary school, she said. “There has never been a peaceful environment,” and her son has always come home unhappy. School officials made no comment.

Wadleigh celebrates Hidden Treasures with Freedom’s Way

Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area, comprised of 45 towns and cities within its boundaries, announces the 5th anniversary of its Hidden Treasures program. Hidden Treasures is an exciting month-long celebration of the region’s natural, cultural and historic resources.

Throughout the month of May, communities and organizations across the 994-square-mile Heritage Area, home to over 750,000 people, offer free, public programs featuring a “hidden treasure.” Programs feature individual objects, documents, public monuments, buildings or landscapes and highlight exciting and unexpected stories about their past. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about a “treasure” hiding in plain sight!

This year Hidden Treasures will offer more than 75 programs and events organized by nearly 80 nonprofit, local, state, and federal partners, promising something for everyone. On Wednesday May 22 at 6:30 PM the Wadleigh Memorial Library in Milford, New Hampshire will offer From Guns to Gramophones: Civil War and the Technology that Shaped America. New Hampshire Humanities scholar Carrie Brown will explore the technological triumph that helped save the Union and then transformed the nation. During the Civil War, northern industry produced a million and a half rifles, along with tens of thousands of pistols and carbines. How did the North produce all of those weapons? The answer lies in new machinery and methods for producing guns with interchangeable parts. Once the system of mass production had been tested and perfected, what happened after the war? In the period from 1870 to 1910 new factory technology and new print media fueled the development of mass consumerism. While this program tells a broad, national story, it focuses on the critical and somewhat surprising role of Vermont and New Hampshire in producing industrial technology that won the war and changed American life.

This event is funded by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities.

Visit DiscoverHiddenTreasures.org for a full listing of programs and events.

Hidden Treasures is sponsored by Fidelity Bank, MetroWest Visitors Bureau, and the Massachusetts Office of Tourism and Travel. With their support, Freedom’s Way has expanded Hidden Treasures to showcase new partners and programs providing an opportunity to fully experience the diverse stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area.

For more information about the event call the library at 603-249-0645, email refdesk@wadleighlibrary.org, or sign up on our online calendar at www.wadleigh

library.org/events.

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Cirtronics to host panel

MILFORD – Cirtronics, an experienced medical device contract manufacturer located in Southern New Hampshire, will host a panel at the upcoming BIOMEDevice Conference in Boston next week. The panel, Case Studies in Transition to Manufacturing will provide useful insights and examples for product design engineers, manufacturing engineers and engineering team leaders. The session is on Thursday, May 16, 3:00-4:00pm and features MedTech experts candidly sharing their perspectives taking medical device designs to full-scale production.

Andy McMillan, Chair of Cirtronics’ Board of Advisors and Panel Moderator explains, “the group of experts will share their experiences of transitioning their medical devices from design to manufacturing. Panel members will focus on optimizing cost and quality in ways that align with the unique needs of each product.”

After the initial panel discussion, each of the panelists, Doug Vincent, President & CEO, VentriFlo and Daemeon Pratt, NPI Engineering Manager, Nordson Medical, will participate in a Q&A conversation with the audience.

Cirtronics’ Transition to Manufacturing (T2M) services include optimizing part sourcing, traceability, test development and verification, pilot production and manufacturing readiness strategy. These services are tailored to each of Cirtronics’ customer’s needs as they transition their product from design to manufacturing.

Come talk with Cirtronics’ T2M experts at BIOMEDevice: Visit Cirtronics at booth #749 or sign up for the conference and attend the panel discussion.

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Memorial Day ceremonies

Lyndeborough will observe Memorial Day with traditional ceremonies on Sunday, May 26, under the direction of the Lafayette Artillery Company. The schedule is as follows: All times are estimates based on assembly and procession times.

9:30 a.m.: Services at the Center Church

10:30: Center Cemetery, prayers and rifle salute

11 a.m.: South Cemetery, prayers and rifle salute

1 p.m.: The parade forms at the Central School, proceeds along Route 31 to the fire station and returns to the Common

1:30: Traditional ceremonies with music, readings and tributes on the Common led by member of the Artillery.

2:30: The Artillery’s 1844 cannon will fire salutes on the railroad tracks to honor the sacrifices of all veterans.

All veterans are invited to march. Lunch is provided for all veterans and parade participants at 11:30 at Citizens’ Hall.