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By GREG VINE
ATHOL – Trisha Gonynor, a 2001 graduate of Athol High School, has become the first full-time female firefighter to join the town’s Fire Department.Gonynor was sworn in as the newest member of the force on Aug. 13.She said she has long been interested...
By CHRIS LARABEE
With an emphasis on connection across partner organizations and challenges facing the environment, the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game on Friday released a five-year strategic plan to guide the agency’s work through 2030.Entitled...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
A three-way race between Republicans for a Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat is the only contest on the state primary ballot Sept. 3, with Democratic ballots featuring candidates but no contests and Libertarian ballots having no nominees.With mail-in...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – Gray skies couldn’t dampen the spirits of the dozens who gathered last Saturday morning for the grand opening of the three newly-resurfaced pickleball courts at Silver Lake Park.The work, done by MA Sealcoating of Oxford, was done at a cost of...
By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI
ORANGE — A decision on whether Leisure Woods Estates can raise its monthly lot fees by 43% was delayed for a second time Wednesday night, as the Mobile Rent Control Board requested the company’s invoices from this year and last, in an effort to ensure...
Athol Police LogsAug. 4 - 12Sunday, Aug. 43:17 p.m. - Caller from Cass Circle reporting flooding in her neighborhood. The drains aren’t draining. DPW was made aware and states it always floods, there are no drains.5:33 p.m. - Female party in the lobby...
By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI
ERVING — Three individuals were hospitalized after a collision between a Toyota Camry and a 2023 Mack Pinnacle truck where Route 2 meets Route 2A on Friday afternoon, according to Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Betters.Betters said the three people in the...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
SHUTESBURY — Continued staffing challenges for small-town fire departments that depend on on-call and volunteer firefighters to respond to emergencies is prompting officials in Shutesbury, Leverett, Wendell and New Salem to examine ways to potentially...
By ALISON KUZNITZ
Massachusetts is about to get a new law to shield firefighters from toxic chemicals contained in their protective equipment and eventually phase out the use of PFAS that’s been linked to cancer.Gov. Maura Healey announced Wednesday that she plans to...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – At one time or another over many decades, there has been a Newton in charge of either the Police, Fire or Public Works departments in Royalston.Now, Geoff Newton, the town’s building inspector, is getting ready to retire his clipboard. He has...
By GREG VINE
ROYALSTON – Royalston Community School was recognized as one of 10 schools across the state named as Attendance All-Star schools for greatly reducing its chronic student absenteeism between March 1, 2023 and March 1, 2024.In a letter to RCS Principal...
Due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has issued an air quality alert effective until at least 11:59 p.m. tonight in five counties in western and central Massachusetts.Smoke is...
By Mike RocheAs more details of the new Massachusetts gun law come to light, the opposition to this action passed by the legislature and governor grows.It is a long and complicated law and the Gun Owners Action League (GOAL) has already mounted...
Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have entered into a new transfer agreement to provide pathways for students pursuing higher education in STEM fields.This agreement, effective immediately, aims to...
By SAM DORAN
The rail line stretching along the northern tier of Massachusetts to Greenfield and North Adams is a “strategic asset,” state transportation officials said in a new report this week, but the benefits of restoring passenger service in the region – with...
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
ERVING – Residents voiced concerns and provided feedback to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Green International Affiliates Inc., who presented Erving Center Route 2 redesign proposals Wednesday night in Erving.The...
By ALISON KUZNITZ
Gov. Maura Healey said Monday she would oppose gun owners’ potential effort to suspend a new firearm safety law as part of their longer-term strategy to repeal the legislation through a ballot question in 2026.The governor has the authority to file an...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A University of Massachusetts union representing 1,500 campus employees is calling out the administration for “authoritarian” actions and cracking down on free speech after learning that two student leaders of the Students for Justice in...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – The town’s Selectboard voted Tuesday night to give the owner of 1756 Main St. another month to make “significant” progress on the cleanup of the property, and for the town to become involved.The property was badly damaged by fire in August of...
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
ERVING – A bid proposal by Tighe and Bond for the former International Paper Mill’s partial demolition was accepted unanimously during a joint Selectboard, Capital Planning Committee and Finance Committee meeting on Monday night.The base bid proposal...
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