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By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – It seems Billy Goat Boats isn’t going anywhere, as the town’s Selectboard opted this week to award a request for proposal to the family-run watercraft rental business following a public and contentious leasing fiasco.The company owned and...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – Voters at the Special Town Meeting on Thursday opted to table a proposed animal bylaw until more people have had an opportunity to contribute input.Residents in Town Hall voted overwhelmingly to take no action on a warrant article prohibiting...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Mahar School Committee voted this month to name the football field concession stand after longtime varsity girls basketball coach and Booster Club member Larry Fisher.Booster Club President Charles “Joey” Verheyen approached the committee...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Pedestrians and cyclists could eventually get from Riverfront Park to the Daniel Shays Highway intersection via a shared-used path if Orange voters give the nod to hiring a consultant for project design and development.One of the 19 articles...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — One of the five North Quabbin residents facing charges of kidnapping and other crimes stemming from an alleged incident last February has had nine of her charges dismissed while other charges, and all those of her co-defendants, remain in...

By DOMENIC POLI and PAUL FRANZ

ORANGE – Four people were displaced Wednesday morning when a second-alarm fire damaged a house at 86 Mechanic St.The Salvation Army Athol Corps is reportedly assisting Donna and Kevin Sweeney and their sons, Sean and Nicholas, following the blaze that...

By MAX BOWEN

ORANGE — A fire on Jones Street on Christmas Day is believed to have originated on a stovetop and was accidental, according to the State Fire Marshal’s office.The three-alarm fire, reported at 15 Jones St. at 4:05 p.m., caused significant interior...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ORANGE – Ralph C. Mahar Regional School had a ceremony on Friday, inducting the first group of alums to the Wall of Fame.“Today’s event is very special, it is the first of many to recognize Ralph C. Mahar graduates for their accomplishments in their...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The owner of Elev8 Cannabis in Athol will remain at Bridgewater State Hospital for the time being, after a doctor deemed him incompetent to stand trial.Seun Adedeji, 29, appeared in Orange District Court on Tuesday, when Judge Laurie MacLeod...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – A district court judge ruled Tuesday afternoon that the state had met its burden in arguing no amount of bail would ensure public safety in the case of three men arrested after allegedly stabbing a man they know on North Main Street before...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The California transplant who bought the North Quabbin region’s only Gilded Age mansion in July 2020 is at odds with her town over requirements to open the structure she is trying to bring back to its former glory.Cynthia Butler has expressed...