{"id":10829,"date":"2013-03-25T14:17:24","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T14:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/?p=10829"},"modified":"2024-10-18T10:31:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T14:31:04","slug":"after-getting-us-out-of-the-mud-harmony-grange-trudges-along","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/after-getting-us-out-of-the-mud-harmony-grange-trudges-along\/","title":{"rendered":"After Getting Us Out of the Mud, Harmony Grange Trudges Along"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Bill Bittar | Monroe Patch<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/harmony_grange.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10932\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/harmony_grange.jpg\" alt=\"harmony_grange\" width=\"271\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a>Drivers on Shelton Road often pass by an old white building at the corner of Route 111. 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