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By GREG VINE

BARRE – Just shy of two years ago, on Nov. 5, 2022, Barre’s Woods Memorial Library returned to the Oglala-Lakota Nation more than 130 items connected to the 1890 massacre of nearly 300 Native Americans near Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ORANGE – Residents gathered behind Orange Town Hall Monday afternoon to dedicate the placement of a bronze plaque on the stone monument to the former Memorial Hall at Prospect and High streets, which was demolished in 1996.The work of three Orange...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – A trip to get fried chicken has led to a $10,000 windfall for North Quabbin Animal Control.A donation from the KFC Foundation, a nonprofit run by the restaurant franchise, will be used for the purchase of a barn that will be built near the...

By ALISON KUZNITZ

Days after Massachusetts voters embraced Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s mission to audit the Legislature, the Methuen Democrat formally notified top Beacon Hill leaders that her office is reviving its recent probe and seeking missing information.DiZoglio,...

ROYALASTON – Multiple departments were called in for a brush fire that burned a quarter-acre of woods near Turnpike Road Sunday.According to information provided by the department, the fire was reported shortly before noon on Sunday, Nov. 10....

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — As the threat of a brush fire that scorched 55 acres of wilderness in the Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area waned on Monday, state fire officials say Massachusetts is not out of the woods yet when it comes to fires that have proliferated...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Four Orange Fire Department members are slated to be honored this month for their actions during a fatal fire last year.Lts. Phillip Dupell and Jason Rushford, firefighter/paramedic Nino Rodriguez, and Tim Matthews, who is now an acting...

House of Wax Touchfree Carwash will be hosting its annual Veterans Day car wash on Monday, Nov. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p,m. All U.S. veterans will receive a free Ultimate car wash. The car wash is located at 31 New Athol Road in Orange.This event is a...

By Carla CharterTwo pews from the area’s past have made their stage debut in A New England Ballet Theatre performance of “The Long Black Veil” in Hartford, Connecticut.“The pews were featured in the opening scene of the ballet. I wanted to incorporate...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI and ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Bar and restaurant owners in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region are generally pleased after roughly 64% of Massachusetts voters rejected ballot Question 5 on Tuesday, a measure that would have gradually increased how much employers must pay...

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Democrats plan next week to finish their work on a stalled jobs bill designed to supercharge the state’s economy, especially the life sciences and climate technology industries.More than three months after they ended scheduled formal sessions for the...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — Driving down Interstate 91, said U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, “you see the phoenix rising from the ashes,” referring to a long-awaited new home for area veterans that’s been under construction for the last 451 days.Neal admired the progress being...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

After the presidential election victory of Donald Trump on Tuesday, many Democrats — including in Massachusetts, where residents favored Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris by a large margin — may be left scratching their heads as to how...

By Mike RocheThis writer believes that his lifestyle is dependent on keeping his feet healthy. My upland hunting usually results in over three and sometimes six miles of walking in challenging terrain each outing. Foot care is critical and that means...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING – Rural Development Inc. (RDI) has been awarded $227,553 in predevelopment funding to forward the senior and affordable housing project planned for Care Drive. According to a press release from the Community Economic Development Assistance...

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...

By ALISON KUZNITZ

In her first public remarks since Vice President Kamala Harris lost the presidential election, Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday said she will support a peaceful transfer of power and acknowledged that voters across Massachusetts and the country have...

By CHRIS LARABEE

ROYALSTON — In a nation so bitterly divided over its politics, there’s perhaps no town more evenly divided than Royalston, in which election results Tuesday evening showed President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in a dead tie,...

By MAX BOWEN

Following a 2-1 victory over challenger Jeffrey Raymond, state Rep. Susannah Whipps (I-Athol) said she is “humbled” by the strong response from the 2nd Franklin District.Whipps, who won a sixth term in office, said via email that she was elated to see...

By MAX BOWEN

ROYALSTON – A hiker reported missing Tuesday evening while on the trails of Royalston Falls was found following a search involving local and state police and fire services.According to Royalston Fire Chief Eric Jack, a friend of the hiker called...