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By Mike Roche

By DOMENIC POLI

ATHOL – Anthony A. Brighenti, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and retired state Environmental Police officer who served many years on the Athol Selectboard and School Committee, died earlier this month. He was 80.

By DOMENIC POLI

ATHOL – Anthony A. Brighenti, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and retired state Environmental Police officer who served many years on the Athol Selectboard and School Committee, died earlier this month. He was 80.

By GREG VINE

WINCHENDON — The Winchendon Musical Festival will celebrate its tenth year with a bit of a change in format for 2025. While still offering a broad array of musical offerings, the WMF will take place over the course of several months, rather than being squeezed into the span of two or three weeks.

By HANNAH MORIN

MassWildlife has concluded its 2024 Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program, recognizing anglers across Massachusetts for their accomplishments in freshwater fishing.

By MIKE ROCHE

Happy Memorial Day!

By MIKE ROCHE

Occasionally, as this writer sits down each week to pen my weekly rant, there are several topics which will come to mind. This is one of those weeks and instead of going into any depth on these topics, each will be touched upon.

ATHOL – The Knights of Lithuania will be holding a Lithuanian breakfast on Sunday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the St. Francis Church hall, 101 Main St., Athol. Price is $12 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and under. For more information, contact Richard Gatautis, 978-501-7480.

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The town has a new pharmacy after two months without one.

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM – The nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to increasing public awareness and appreciation of the Quabbin Reservoir and watershed is soliciting donations to help restore a stone arch bridge erected the year after the Civil War ended.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

A preliminary report showing how the 12 communities in the Quabbin Reservoir watershed might be able to get potable water from the resource falls short of a comprehensive study being sought by legislators representing the Quabbin region.

By CHRIS LARABEE

Just over a month since Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) benefits were cut by a minimum of 50%, local businesses and advocates for the initiative are hopeful that it will be restored, as farmers, vendors and stores are seeing the effects of reduced benefits.

By GREG VINE

REGION – Local officials and members of the area’s congressional delegation say Jimmy Carter, the nation’s 39th president, left a legacy of public service that will live on.In a statement issued Sunday night, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern said, “Jimmy...

By MIKE ROCHE

Happy New Year!Last Saturday morning a deer, a mature doe, stood broadside a little over 50 yards away from this writer as he waited “on stand.” Being motionless was not difficult using the T-Stand that has been a part of my deer hunting gear for...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

Advocates from the National Coalition to Liberate Methadone discussed the stigma associated with methadone treatment and recommended ways to expand it during a virtual event hosted by the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD and ALEXA LEWIS

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and for many one of the most stressful times of the year. As people prepare for holiday feasts with family and friends, food pantries across the region are preparing to stretch donations further and support...

By CHRIS LARABEE

What started as a small tour of orchards around the region has grown into a celebration of the apple, as CiderDays celebrates 30 years of fermentation.From North Adams to Northampton to Phillipston, as well as numerous Franklin County stops in...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Town Clerk Nancy Burnham met with Athol’s Selectboard at its meeting Tuesday to remind board members and the public that early voting for the Nov. 5 general election begins this weekend.“Beginning the Saturday, October 19,” said Burnham, “this...

By Carla CharterOver the summer, Athol Historical Society President Michael Adams began working on the organizing and preservation of the society's textiles.While attending college at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, Adams said he...