Before he made a fortune in the mid-1800s as a real estate dealmaker in Minneapolis, where a mansion and park now carry his family name, Samuel Chester Gale was a teacher in Holden. It was a short ...

HOLDEN — Early in 2020, the Gale Free Library received a cryptic letter, the contents of which, once deciphered, seemed too good to be true. The letter appeared to indicate that the library was the ...

This week's Then photo shows a library in Central Massachusetts that carries the name of the man who picked up the tab. It was dedicated in 1885. Actually, the building no longer stands. It was torn ...

NEWTON — Support your local library and add to your book collection at the Friends of the Gale Library’s annual Book Sale, scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at Estabrook’s Garage, ...