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$700K debt exclusion would fund repairs to Raymond Hall
ROYALSTON – A last-minute addition has been made to the warrant for Royalston’s Annual Town Meeting seeking $700,000 through a Proposition 2 ½ debt exclusion. The new article, authored by the town’s Building Committee, would pay for improvements to...
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More than 130 arrested at pro-Palestinian protest at UMass
Editor’s note: This story will be updated.AMHERST — More than 130 people were arrested on the University of Massachusetts campus Tuesday night after those who set up a pro-Palestinian encampment on the South Lawn of the Student Union refused to...
Sports
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High schools: Lilly Ross, Franklin Tech blank Mahar 12-0 (PHOTOS)
TURNERS FALLS — Lilly Ross struck out four and allowed just one hit in the circle for the Franklin Tech softball team on Wednesday. The left-hander earned the win in four innings of work as the Eagles blanked Mahar, 12-0, in a five-inning Franklin...
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Opinion
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My Turn: Stop taking all equity in home seizures now
I don’t like to read the legal ads. The print is too small and it feels like you need a degree in legal studies to understand them. But on April 13 of this year, the city of Greenfield took out a full-page ad in the Recorder listing residents who...
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Police Logs
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Athol Police Logs: March 12 to March 19
ATHOL POLICE LOGSTuesday, March 126:45 p.m. - Male party into the lobby regarding a shop vac he lent to someone and they are refusing to give it back. Party was advised of his options. Attempted to contact involved party, negative contact, a voicemail...
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Arts & Life
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Sounds Local: Joni Mitchell tribute comes to Turners Falls: Big Yellow Taxi to perform ‘Court and Spark’ in its entirety, May 18 at the Shea
If you are a Joni Mitchell fan (and who isn’t), you’ll want to be at the Shea Theater Arts Center in Turners Falls on Saturday, May 18, at 8 p.m. when the premier Joni Mitchell tribute band here in the Northeast, Big Yellow Taxi, takes the stage. This...
Obituaries
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ATHOL, MA - Margaret E. "Peggy" (Fitzgerald) Liversage, 85, of West Royalston Road, died early Sunday morning, May 5, 2024 at the Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Gardner. Born in Cambridge on May 19, 1938, she was the daug... remainder of obit for Margaret E. Liversage
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Athol, MA - Donald W. Watts, age 94, of Athol passed away at Heywood Hospital after an illness. Donald was born on May 30, 1929 in Gardner to the late Ralph W. and Mary Louise (Pfaff) Watts. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy durin... remainder of obit for Donald W. Watts
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Rodney B. "Rod" Freeman Athol, MA - Rodney B. Freeman, 93, of Bradenton, FL, passed away on November 4, 2023. He was born on March 23, 1930, the son of the late James and Doris Freeman of Barre, MA. Rodney was raised on the family dairy ... remainder of obit for Rodney B. Freeman
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BLUFFTON, OH - Forrest John Clingerman, 52, passed away April 21, 2024, at his home in Ohio. Forrest was born January 29, 1972 in Terre Haute, IN, to parents John and Claire (Spaulding) Clingerman. He grew up in the midwest but came ... remainder of obit for Forrest John Clingerman