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By MAYA MITCHELL

Five years after the first case of what was then a novel coronavirus infection, health care professionals and state legislators worry Massachusetts isn’t ready if another pandemic were to happen.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — Multiple convenience store owners showed up for a public hearing Tuesday afternoon to express their opposition to a ban on the sale of nicotine pouches.New tobacco regulations under consideration by the town’s Board of Health would prohibit...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — Parents have long claimed that television has a great influence on children. In the case of Athol Fire Chief Joseph Guarnera, that couldn’t be more true.Speaking with the Athol Daily News on Wednesday, Nov. 27, his last day on the job,...

By ZICHANG LIU

Massachusetts voters will decide on Election Day whether ride-hailing drivers working for companies like Uber and Lyft should be allowed to unionize, an initiative that if approved would make Massachusetts the first state in the nation to grant such...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — A grand opening ceremony for the resurfaced pickleball courts at Silver Lake Park has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, according to Silver Lake Pickleball Association (SLPA) Chair Tim Burgess. “The Chamber of Commerce is going...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — Members of Athol’s Economic Development & Industrial Corp. and other town officials are remaining optimistic after a site visit to the parcel adjacent to the North Quabbin Commons shopping center on Market Drive, where the town is seeking a...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Owen Anderholm, the newest member of the Athol Fire Department, recently completed the 50-day training program at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy in Springfield.State Fire Marshall Jon Davine announced the graduation of Anderholm and 16...

By Greg Vine

REGION — While an overflow crowd gathered to hear Gov. Maura Healey speak at the community building at the Mass. Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Winchendon Monday, other people stood quietly among the headstones — some 2,600 of them — remembering...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Uniquely Quabbin, a locally-produced magazine started in 2016 which features local artists, photographers and writers, is celebrating the publication of its 25th issue. To mark the milestone, an exhibition of art and photography by the...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – The Selectboard Tuesday night closed the warrant for the upcoming Annual Town Meeting and have recommended passage of all 30 articles. The town’s Finance Advisory Committee will decide which articles it will support at its meeting tonight...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – The Selectboard will meet with the town’s Finance Committee Thursday night in hopes of determining the best way to provide at least one full-time officer to the police department in the year ahead.At their meeting Tuesday night, the...

By Xinyi Yang

A year after its advocates played a key role in passage of a law aimed at making roads safer for “vulnerable users” — bicyclists, pedestrians and more — the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition is again pushing for more law changes designed to add further...

By LIESEL NYGARD

ERVING — Ahead of this year’s Annual Town Meeting, two information sessions will be held to share details on an estimated $15.6 million housing proposal from Rural Development Inc. (RDI). The presentations will be held at the Senior & Community Center...

By LIESEL NYGARD

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Before a room filled with local health care professionals, state Sen. Jo Comerford shared details about legislation she’s filed this session in hopes of bolstering the health care system to “do well by” those physicians and, in turn,...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – After a year’s absence, Lee Chauvette wants to re-enter the world of local politics, which he has been a part of for many years.Chauvette, who previously served 20 years on the ARRSD School Committee and nine years on the Selectboard, is...

By MADDIE FABIAN

Local child therapist Alice Barber says that she could discharge all 45 of her clients — children as young as 2 or 3 years old — and her practice would fill back up within a couple of weeks, “no questions asked.” Barber has colleagues who get 10 calls...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – As the New Year ushered itself in earlier this week, it also brought with it a new owner at S&S Appliance of Athol The retail establishment, which had been owned and operated by Mark Duguay for decades, is now under the ownership of Athol...