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By SCOTT MERZBACH

For a town like Hatfield, annual road maintenance has become increasingly challenging over the past 12 years, as state Chapter 90 money declines even as the price of hot mix asphalt rises substantially.

PETERSHAM – The Petersham Lions Club recently held its 19th annual charity curling tournament and raffle fundraiser on March 22. The event benefits Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund to help in finding a cure for blindness.

By MITCH FINK

President Donald Trump’s return to office has raised questions about the future of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding Massachusetts secured for its West-East Rail plan with suggestions the administration may place a greater emphasis on birth and marriage rates and immigration policy.

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — Gov. Maura Healey’s message at a Thursday afternoon press conference for western Massachusetts was clear — the state’s funding formula needs to be tweaked for rural communities and it needs to be done now.

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, TARA COPP and ERIC TUCKER

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM — Town officials are working to determine ways to improve safety along Route 202, the site of numerous crashes over the years.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Backed by a federal grant, the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) is in the process of developing its own Road Safety Action Plan to serve as a guide for future traffic safety investments.To inform the plan’s creation, officials with...

By EMILEE KLEIN

In a “People’s Town Hall” that attracted over 300 attendees from 25 cities and towns across the region, state Sen. Jo Comerford reminded her “bosses” — the people — that they are the force behind democracy and to make their voices heard as the country...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With a fist raised in the air, state Sen. Jo Comerford and dozens of advocates and business leaders, as well as state and local officials, rallied in support of the Northern Tier Passenger Rail Monday morning at the John W. Olver Transit...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Gov. Maura Healey joined local and state officials outside the Franklin Regional Transit Authority’s (FRTA) offices Thursday afternoon to celebrate her administration’s $30 million earmark to fund year-round, fare-free transportation...

TURNERS FALLS — The Fifth Street Bridge over the canal, also known as the Green Bridge, will remain closed until Friday, Oct. 25, as maintenance work being conducted by the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) continues.According to a post on...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WARWICK – In just a few weeks, the hum of a new school bus will be on the roads of Warwick.That bus, though, is not just any yellow school bus – it will be a blue Kia EV9 Wind adorned with the Warwick Community School & District’s logo, perhaps the...

By MARA MELLITS

Owners of Kei vehicles, rejoice. The temporarily restricted vehicles can now be legally registered again with the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles.Kei is short for keijidosha, which means “light vehicle” in Japanese. They’re small, not...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — As the Oct. 12 deadline for public comment on the Northern Tier Passenger Rail study approaches, communities around Franklin County are sending letters of support to the state for what some officials say could be a “game-changer” for the...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Most area residents may be unaware that Athol is the home of a Paralympic medal winner.Lo Nigrosh was a member of the U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball National Team that captured the bronze medal in the 2004 Paralympic Games held in Athens,...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

ATHOL—Paralympic bronze medal recipient Lo Nigrosh is bringing her story to the Athol Public Library.Nigrosh, who took home the bronze in the 2004 Athens Paralympics as a member of the women’s sitting volleyball team, is hosting a free event at the...

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON – In the first year after sports betting was legalized in Massachusetts, the state made inroads but didn’t substantially redirect much of the revenue from illegal sports wagering into its coffers, according to new research from the University...

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 ALEXA LEWIS

Fare-free bus rides could be here to stay now that millions of dollars have been set aside in the state budget that will allow regional transit authorities to waive fees, and politicians and others who support the idea say it has the potential to be...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – A complete resurfacing of the three Silver Lake pickleball courts is set to begin next Monday.According to the website Pickleheads, the number of pickleball players in the U.S. tops 36.5 million people.A good many of those players live in and...