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By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – The town administrator plans to suggest that voters at Monday’s Annual Town Meeting table a warrant article pertaining to the budget and revisit the matter after a scheduled Proposition 2½ override vote.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – In an effort to show the need for a new or renovated Athol High School, officials held a tour while outlining the process, which begins with a feasibility study.

By GREG VINE

WINCHENDON – Starting this weekend, Winchendon Winds will hold the first of three concerts to mark the group’s 10th anniversary.

By Mike Roche

ERVING — CST Nominee Trust of Greenfield has claimed a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$4,000,000 Gold 50X” game with a scratch ticket purchased at Weatherheads Convenience Store on the French King Highway, which gets a $10,000 bonus for the sale.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The Margaret Grazis Citizen of the Year Award was first awarded in 1995, and in any year since then, Selectboard member Brian Doge said the 2025 recipient could easily have been honored.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL –A total of 166 voters completed the 49-article Town Meeting warrant in just under two hours Monday night.

By CHRIS LARABEE

More funding for the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) may be on the way in fiscal year 2026, as Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed budget, along with those put forward by the Senate and House of Representatives, all request more money than in FY25.

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – With relatively little discussion, voters at Saturday’s Annual Town Meeting approved three Proposition 2½ overrides.

By ALISON KUZNITZ

Days after President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops in California to respond to immigration enforcement protests, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey said he would oppose any similar tactics in Massachusetts, which has already come under fire for its “sanctuary” policies.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HOLYOKE — Recent cancellation of an $87 million federal grant to support construction of a low-carbon cement startup’s manufacturing plant in Holyoke is not expected to derail plans that would have that facility open by 2028, though the company is reviewing backup options.

By CHRIS LARABEE

BOSTON — The state Senate’s approved fiscal year 2026 budget could bring more than $1 million in earmarks to western Massachusetts.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – This year’s Margaret Grazis Employee of the Year Award was presented to Athol Police Det. Sgt. Douglas Kaczmarczyk for his hard work and dedication to the department.

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Hundreds of thousands of small business employees and individuals could face significantly higher health insurance premiums next year under proposed rate increases that critics warn would add another crushing weight to employers and residents already struggling to manage high costs.

GARDNER – On May 30, Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) celebrated the achievements of its Early College program graduates.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Despite some ominous weather, the “Silver Lake: Our Waters” went on as planned, even if the crowds weren’t what organizers were hoping for.

By COLIN A. YOUNG

The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources got its feet wet Tuesday, diving into testimony on bills dealing with water.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Arrests at a May 2024 Gaza solidarity encampment, alleged discriminatory sanctions and reported failures to address anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian harassment is leading the Council on American-Islamic Relations to declare the University of Massachusetts a hostile campus for Muslim and Palestinian students.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Determined not to let rain or the current presidential administration dampen their pride, hundreds lined the streets Saturday afternoon for the 8th annual Franklin County Pride Parade and Festival.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Voters will be asked to decide on 49 articles when they gather for Athol’s Annual Town Meeting Monday. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in Memorial Hall at Town Hall.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Work on the Five Points project and repairs to what is known as the “secret bridge” under the Crescent Street Bridge near L.S. Starrett will require motorists to adapt to some road closures over the next few months.