A coalition of conservation organizations is collecting signatures to put a ballot initiative on the 2026 ballot that would ...

Attorney General Andrea Campbell and 22 other AGs have filed a lawsuit against the USDA, alleging that the agency is ...

At a Harm Reduction Summit at Greenfield Community College, health care professionals, addiction specialists and people with lived experience discussed strategies to reduce the negative consequences ...

Residents of Athol expressed concerns about a proposed design plan for Fish Park, which included an ADA-compliant playground, arguing that the project overwhelms the space and overlooks other ...

According to data from the Communities That Care Coalition’s Prevention Needs Assessment Survey, schools that have ...

Columnist and author Tamar Haspel will be at the Royalston Library this Sunday, Nov. 2, to discuss her book “To Boldly Grow: Finding Joy, Adventure, and Dinner in Your Own Backyard,” in which she and ...

Local, state and federal officials celebrated the official groundbreaking of the Residences at the Park, a 53-unit housing project at the former Riverbend and Bigelow schools in Athol, which is ...

The Athol Public Library hosted its second Zombie Barbies event on Oct. 22, giving local teens a chance to tap into their creativity by transforming dolls into undead creations using paint, glue and ...

Barbara Ferron, 73, of Athol, passed away at home in the loving care of her family on September 30th. Barbara was a kind and generous spirit, whose primary joy in life wa ...

In the ongoing matter of a sober house at 217 Spring St., the Zoning Board of Appeals has denied a request for reasonable accommodation by property owner James Parmenter. At the board’s Oct. 29 ...

Fisher Hill Elementary School in Orange has installed a solar array, battery energy storage system, and outdoor classroom, funded by grants from the Green Communities program, MVP program, and ...

Bar-Way Farm in Deerfield was named the 2025 Massachusetts Dairy Farm of the Year for its quality milk production, pasture and herd management, and sustainable environmental practices, including an ...