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UMass student group declares no confidence in chancellor
State Senate budget funds free community college for all
Athol Royalston Middle School Honor Roll Term 3
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Federal funding for victim assistance drops, state support tries to help
Sportsman’s Corner: The quest for the Super Slam
Athol Police Logs: April 12 to April 19, 2024
North Quabbin Notes, May 9
Cryptozoology exhibits featured at Education Earth Museum
ATHOL – A new museum is set to open in downtown Athol, but the many of the creatures featured won’t be found in a nature textbook.Located at 475 Main St., the Education Earth Museum is owned and operated by Storm DeFrancesco Plains, who is a certified...
Longtime public servant Richard Sheridan dies at 78
ORANGE – Richard Sheridan, a longtime public servant whose Selectboard tenure ended in January, died unexpectedly of a massive heart attack on April 29. He was 78.Selectboard members on Wednesday held a moment of silence for their former colleague and...
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Sports
High Schools: Big sixth inning propels Franklin Tech past Smith Vocational (PHOTOS)
Leading Smith Vocational 3-2 going into the bottom of the sixth, the Franklin Tech baseball team's bats came to life. The Eagles put four across in the inning, and Kyle Begos closed things out in the seventh, allowing Franklin Tech to come away with a...
Bulletin Board: Frontier Mother’s Day Plant Sale takes place Saturday
Big turnout expected Sunday for 14th annual WMass Mother’s Day Half Marathon in Whately
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Saratoga awaits the Belmont
High Schools: Greenfield softball squeaks out 1-0 win over Franklin Tech in pitchers duel between Paulin, GilbertOpinion
From Global to Local: Mother’s Day and peace, 2024
Ambassador Vanessa Frazier, the state of Malta’s permanent representative to the United Nation, spearheaded the November 2023 resolution for a temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, given that 70% of those killed in Gaza were children and...
My Turn: Valuing the grave work of funeral service providers
Martha Jorz: Stop supporting UMass and Raytheon
Erik Hoffner: Solar panels not a good use of farmland
My Turn: No good answers with utilities in control
Police Logs
Athol Police Logs: March 12 to March 19
ATHOL POLICE LOGSTuesday, March 126:45 p.m. - Male party into the lobby regarding a shop vac he lent to someone and they are refusing to give it back. Party was advised of his options. Attempted to contact involved party, negative contact, a voicemail...
Athol Police Logs: Feb 19 to Feb. 27
Athol Police Log Feb. 4-18
Orange Police Log 12/1-13
Athol Police Log 11/8-26
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Arts & Life
From fair to fantastic: Memorial Hall Museum exhibit shows how Green River Festival blossomed over 37 years
In anticipation of Green River Festival in June, the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA) and former festival operator Signature Sounds are presenting a history of the region’s largest and most popular musical event.With a trove of...
Valley Bounty: Fibers for farmers: Western Massachusetts Fibershed turns local ‘throw away’ wool into fertilizer pellets
Sounds Local: Joni Mitchell tribute comes to Turners Falls: Big Yellow Taxi to perform ‘Court and Spark’ in its entirety, May 18 at the Shea
On Mother’s Day, we’ll always have Paris: A crêpe recipe in honor of my French-speaking mother
Providing opportunity for people to grow: The United Arc of Franklin County’s annual Gardening with Steve event a highlight of springObituaries
Margaret E. Liversage
ATHOL, MA - Margaret E. "Peggy" (Fitzgerald) Liversage, 85, of West Royalston Road, died early Sunday morning, May 5, 2024 at the Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Gardner. Born in Cambridge on May 19, 1938, she was the daug... remainder of obit for Margaret E. Liversage
Donald W. Watts
Athol, MA - Donald W. Watts, age 94, of Athol passed away at Heywood Hospital after an illness. Donald was born on May 30, 1929 in Gardner to the late Ralph W. and Mary Louise (Pfaff) Watts. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy durin... remainder of obit for Donald W. Watts
Rodney B. Freeman
Rodney B. "Rod" Freeman Athol, MA - Rodney B. Freeman, 93, of Bradenton, FL, passed away on November 4, 2023. He was born on March 23, 1930, the son of the late James and Doris Freeman of Barre, MA. Rodney was raised on the family dairy ... remainder of obit for Rodney B. Freeman
Forrest John Clingerman
BLUFFTON, OH - Forrest John Clingerman, 52, passed away April 21, 2024, at his home in Ohio. Forrest was born January 29, 1972 in Terre Haute, IN, to parents John and Claire (Spaulding) Clingerman. He grew up in the midwest but came ... remainder of obit for Forrest John Clingerman
