{"id":98224,"date":"2026-02-07T13:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T18:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=98224"},"modified":"2026-02-07T13:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T18:52:07","slug":"west-bath-grange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=98224","title":{"rendered":"West Bath Grange"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Reproduced from The Middle Ground, newsletter of the West Bath Historical Society<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While it&#8217;s sad when a Grange closes, this serves as an example of collaboration and cooperation as reported by the West Bath Historical Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02-26-West-Bath_Page1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"626\" 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