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By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The towns of Athol and Phillipston are continuing to explore options for what to do with the Bates Powers Dam

By GREG VINE

GARDNER – Area residents who may support or oppose the proposed expansion of Gardner’s sludge landfill have just a couple more days to respond a draft environmental impact report on the project.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Regimental Sgt. Major Graham Jack said Tuesday that he and 61 of his comrades in The Atholl Highlanders are looking forward to their appearance in Athol for River Rat weekend.

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Some three dozen Royalston residents showed up at Town Hall Saturday morning to air their opinions and concerns about the future of the community.

By EMILEE KLEIN

HADLEY — U.S Fish and Wildlife Service employee Jackie Stephens starts her day at the Cronin Aquatic Resource Center in Sunderland by checking her email to see if she’s been fired.

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – This Saturday, residents of the town will be asked to join an open forum to discuss the direction of the community.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Town Manager Shaun Suhoski Thursday awarded the contract to undertake the greening of Lord Pond Plaza to J. Bates & Son.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – An ensemble of musicians from across “the pond” will be leading the annual River Rat promenade down Main Street this year.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Dave Small, best known as president of the Athol Bird & Nature Club, has been chosen as the new director of conservation for the Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust.

By Mike Roche

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A 500-acre section of forested land connected to Mount Toby in Sunderland, west of Route 63, is being returned to the Hassanamisco Nipmuc Band as a gift from W.D. Cowls Inc.

ATHOL – As the year draws to a close, Mount Grace celebrates a series of land conservation projects across central and western Massachusetts.From sweeping landscape-scale initiatives to small, but significant, community projects, 2024 has been a year...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Questions on ownership of a small parcel in the middle of the municipal parking lot off Exchange Street may hold up a proposed housing development.During a virtual meeting of the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation last Wednesday,...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

Leading a roughly 100-person crowd across a two-day, 43-mile trek from Springfield to Greenfield, NEPM radio host Christopher “Monte” Belmonte raised more than $572,000 to end hunger during the 15th annual March for the Food Bank.Belmonte, dressed as...

By Mike RocheIt is time for this writer to turn the page on his hunting activities from upland hunting to deer hunting. It has indeed been a great ride this “bucket list” fall, beginning with a trip to northern Vermont for the upland opener on Sept....

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — The Whately Diner and Shelburne Falls’ Iron Bridge will soon return to the silver screen — alongside the debut of other Franklin County locations — as a local director prepares to begin filming his first feature-length...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND – Two local farms opened their doors to Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer Monday morning as she heard farmers explain the challenges brought on by climate change, as well as opportunities for future investments in the industry.The state’s...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – The Wheeler Memorial Library’s basement level remains closed to the public following a mid-July flooding, and the director said it will stay that way until the floor is restored – a project that cannot begin until an accessibility ramp is...

By CHRIS LARABEE and ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

SUNDERLAND — From extreme weather related to climate change to stronger crop insurance protections and an increase on the cap on lending, area farmers paused their work briefly Tuesday to share their concerns with U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern when he swung...

By DOMENIC POLI

In addition to the $950,000 that was awarded to Athol for an infrastructure improvement project along sections of South and Freedoms streets, six Franklin County municipalities are benefiting from a total of $3.9 million in Community Development Block...

BARRE — A group of land conservation partners led by Athol-based Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust and Mass Audubon has protected more than 800 acres of land in Barre.According to an announcement from Mount Grace, the Hawes Hill Conservation...