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PHOTO: Beating the heat
06-25-2025 2:00 PM

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Storms hamper Silver Lake event in Athol
06-09-2025 3:15 PM

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.


Sportsman’s Corner: Our Waters event at Silver Lake
05-29-2025 3:03 PM

By Mike Roche


Athol to hold Silver Lake celebration on June 7
05-28-2025 3:59 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – As the last Ice Age was coming to an end and the glaciers that covered North Quabbin receded about 14,000 years ago, they left behind depressions in the landscape that eventually filled with water.


04-24-2025 3:01 PM

WINCHENDON – Effective immediately, the Department of Conservation and Recreation has reopened all roads and parking areas of the Lake Dennison Recreation Area in the Town of Winchendon. These areas were closed due to flooding caused by US Army Corps of Engineers holding water at Birch Hill Dam.


Sportsman’s Corner: Time for trout
04-10-2025 11:25 AM

By Mike Roche


PHOTOS: Waiting for waterfowl
03-27-2025 1:50 PM


PHOTO: Looking for a lucky spot
03-07-2025 12:02 PM


Celebration planned for Athol’s Silver Lake Park
02-14-2025 2:21 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Next week, members of a working group established by the Open Space and Recreation Commission will meet to start planning a celebration of Silver Lake Park, one of the town’s best-loved amenities.


Vote to disband Lake Mattawa Docks Subcommittee prompts controversy in Orange
02-09-2025 3:00 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Tempers flared at Town Hall on Wednesday and the woman serving as the Selectboard’s vice chair walked out of a meeting for the second time in almost two years.


PHOTO: Lake leisure
11-15-2024 3:54 PM

A group of hooded mergansers float on Silver Lake in Athol, occasionally diving for fish, on Thursday. The males, with their distinct black and white crested head feathers, stand out from the females who have cinnamon-colored crests. They can be found...


Athol plans celebration of Silver Lake Park
10-02-2024 12:34 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The Open Space & Recreation Commission is seeking volunteers for an inaugural celebration of Silver Lake Park.Athol Planning and Development Director Eric Smith said the idea for the event, “Silver Lake, Our Waters,” comes from Allan Butler,...


Firefighters rescue two women after canoe capsizes in Lake Mattawa in Orange
09-06-2024 4:47 PM

ORANGE — Following the rescue of two women whose canoe capsized in Lake Mattawa on Thursday night, the Fire Department is encouraging paddlers to always wear life jackets on the water.According to the department’s Facebook page, on-duty and call-force...


PHOTO: Play date
08-13-2024 8:37 AM


PHOTOS: Getting greener
08-12-2024 10:44 AM


PHOTO: A guiding hand
08-09-2024 9:42 AM


Grand opening set for Silver Lake Park pickleball courts in Athol
08-07-2024 10:10 AM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — A grand opening ceremony for the resurfaced pickleball courts at Silver Lake Park has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, according to Silver Lake Pickleball Association (SLPA) Chair Tim Burgess. “The Chamber of Commerce is going...


Thompson Temple to close for the winter, ahead of Lake Pleasant’s 150th anniversary
07-31-2024 2:37 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

LAKE PLEASANT – The National Spiritual Alliance (TNSA) Vice President and Acting CEO David James sent an announcement to its members that the Thompson Temple will not hold services during the winter beginning Nov. 1, citing declining membership and...


Vandalism found at Lake Ellis beach in Athol
06-12-2024 11:06 AM

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL – On Tuesday, lifeguards at Lake Ellis went to the beach to open it for the summer season, only to find significant damage to the picnic table, swing set and bathroom doors.According to John Robertson, president of the Friends of Lake Ellis,...


Lake Ellis Partnership endorses stormwater management plan
05-19-2024 5:00 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The Lake Ellis Watershed Management Partnership Wednesday endorsed Planning and Development Director Eric Smith’s proposal to seek a $200,000 grant to address stormwater runoff entering the lake.The competitive Section 319 grants are funded by...


Plan calls for upgrades to Silver Lake in Athol
04-24-2024 5:16 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Residents and town officials joined members of the Open Space & Recreation Commission for a walking tour of Silver Lake Park Tuesday night.The purpose of the meeting, which convened at the park’s pavilion, was to discuss a master plan for the...

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