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By GREG VINE

ATHOL – During a February visit to Athol High School, Gov. Maura Healey announced that AHS would be receiving $65,000 to expand the options available to students interested in the school’s Innovative Career Pathway program. About three dozen students are already enrolled in the manufacturing program, which currently includes classes in precision measuring instruments and robotics.

ATHOL – The Knights of Lithuania will be holding a Lithuanian breakfast on Sunday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the St. Francis Church hall, 101 Main St., Athol. Price is $12 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and under. For more information, contact Richard Gatautis, 978-501-7480.

By ALEXA LEWIS

Western Massachusetts stands to “greatly benefit” from a $1.33 billion spending plan for education and transportation adopted by the state Senate last Thursday, thanks in part to lengthy debates leading up to a vote on the package that sought to reverse an initial proposal that Sen. Jo Comerford called “skewed” and “wildly unfair” to this region.

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By COLIN A. YOUNG

More than six years in, the legal cannabis industry landscape in Massachusetts has had a chance to evolve, and a new industry report examines some of the trendlines.

By BOB FLAHERTY

Jimmy Carter, the nation’s 39th president, died at 100 on Sunday, and for Valley residents, he may be remembered for a great deal more than four bruising years in the White House.“He was the greatest former president in the country’s history. Lived a...

By COLIN A. YOUNG and SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — At the midway point of her term in office, Gov. Maura Healey said last week she’s comfortable with what she’s gotten done and is more focused on implementing what she sees as “transformational” accomplishments than on pondering her next...

By HANNAH EDELHEIT

The night before electors for the 2024 presidential race were announced, 19-year-old Kaveesh Pathak wasn’t sure he was going to win. He had spent the last two weeks calling and campaigning to become one of the 11 Massachusetts Democrats to serve on...

By MICHAEL P. NORTON

State officials characterized the drought in Massachusetts as being in a “critical” stage across most of the state Tuesday.The state environmental affairs secretariat said precipitation was “at an unprecedented low over the last three months,” and...

By DAN CROWLEY

GREENFIELD — With winter right around the corner, the annual Warm the Children fundraising drive is gearing up to supply coats and clothing to children in need in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region.Warm the Children was started by the...

By GREG VINE

PHILLIPSTON — Phillipston Selectboard member Nicole Gough meets with her counterparts in Athol Tuesday night to see if they will give her town a bit more time to figure out what, if anything, Phillipston officials and residents would like to do with...

The Athol Daily News will not publish a print edition on Monday, Nov. 11 but news will be updated online at atholdailynews.com and customer service is available from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at (413) 586-1925.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Coin experts across the region are sounding the alarm about an influx of fakes manufactured in China and infiltrating the U.S. market.Chinese-made counterfeits of collector and circulating coins are more rampant than ever, according to...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — With 60 national elections taking place this year across the world, 2024 is considered the biggest election year in history, with many of the elections involving polarizing figures and topics.The United States is no exception: Polling...

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Auditor Diana DiZoglio on Monday escalated her long fight with the Legislature, publishing a report slamming lawmakers for a lack of transparency that the top House Democrat derided as “pure political self-promotion and...

Local poet selected as a finalist in Beals Prize ForPoetryWINCHENDON – The Beals Memorial Library has announced that local area poet Katharine Shiebler, has once again been selected as a finalist in the 2024 Beals Prize for Poetry. Now in its fifth...

By GREG VINE

PHILLIPSTON — The town has landed a $90,290 grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection to install a system to treat PFAS found in the water supply of the Phillipston Memorial Building, former home of Phillipston Memorial Elementary...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

ATHOL — In an effort to lessen back-to-school anxiety and provide families with resources and information before the start of the school year, the Athol-Royalston Regional School District is hosting a back-to-school barbecue event at Fish Park on Aug....