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New chief administrative officer hired in Phillipston
04-16-2025 12:21 PM

By GREG VINE

PHILLIPSTON – Following his departure from Templeton as its town administrator, Adam Lamontagne recently started work in a similar position for the neighboring town of Phillipston.

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Electric vehicle proposal defeated by Athol committee
04-01-2025 1:11 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Lee Gershon, a member of the Town Energy Committee and the Decarbonization Task Force, tried unsuccessfully to convince the Capital Program Committee to recommend the purchase of an electric vehicle for use by North Quabbin Animal Control.


Athol gets update on green energy
03-25-2025 4:08 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Karen Chapman and Zack Kay of the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission appeared before the Selectboard at its March 18 meeting to provide an annual report on the town’s status relative to a FY24 Green Communities grant.


Athol committee begins talks for new EV chargers
01-22-2025 4:01 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Members of the Energy Committee met Tuesday afternoon with Paul DeMaria and Joseph Duquette, representatives of Worcester-based Commonwealth Electrical Technologies, to discuss the installation of new electric vehicle charging stations.


New electric vehicle stations installed in Athol
11-07-2024 12:14 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – After some brief delays, the Energy Committee will celebrate the installation of two new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in town.A “plug-in ceremony” is planned for 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The devices installed in the parking...


Athol DPW takes receipt of new electric vehicles
10-11-2024 3:07 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The town has taken receipt of its first electric vehicles (EVs).One of the vehicles is assigned to the Public Works Department’s water division, the other to the sewer division. DPW Assistant Director Paul Raskevitz said the purchase of the...


Athol fire, police capital requests get the green light
03-07-2024 4:54 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The town’s Capital Program Committee last Thursday managed to trim departmental requests for just over $1.6 million in capital expenditures down to $824,000—the amount available in the FY25 capital budget.The Police Department got everything...


Massachusetts ratepayers fed up with high energy costs
02-27-2024 3:40 PM

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — From the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in Lynn to the state’s western border in Richmond, people in Massachusetts are letting the state know how they feel about wallet-busting energy bills.“I struggle to pay my bills, my electric runs $250 a...


Proposal for electric vehicles for Athol departments will need revisions
02-26-2024 5:00 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – A proposal from the town’s Public Works Department to purchase two all-electric vehicles (EVs) was met with some skepticism at last week’s Capital Program Committee meeting as it begins a review of FY25 capital expenditure requests from...


A case for ditching natural gas
02-07-2024 3:46 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

The influential lobby group Mothers Out Front took aim at the natural gas industry this week, using its monthly climate action call to encourage people to push for a future without gas.Each month, the statewide group with local chapters in Pioneer...

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