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Changing Lives Though Literature program aims to reduce recidivism
Changing Lives Though Literature, an alternative sentencing option that offers those on probation reduced sentences upon completion of a 10-week literature program, is inspiring many of its graduates to pursue higher education.The program aims to...
Home on Winter Street rendered uninhabitable following two-alarm fire
ORANGE – There were no injuries resulting from a fire caused by the ignition of combustible materials near a pellet stove’s flue pipe early Sunday morning, the town’s fire chief said.James Young said his department was dispatched to a reported...
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Nicotine pouch ban would hurt business, Athol convenience store owners say
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Sports
Fit to Play with Jim Johnson: Lessons of the playground
There was a vacant lot on the corner of 10th Street and Avenue H. I learned to play there, meeting up daily with other children in the neighborhood after school. There is something irreplaceable about unsupervised play; many lessons are learned. We...
UMass soccer: Minutemen continue Cinderella NCAA tourney run with 1-0 win over Virginia in Sweet 16
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My Turn: Honoring those who gave their all to free brethren
By April 1865 the city of Charleston, South Carolina was in ruins. While the Confederates still clung to Fort Sumpter, eight months of bombardment by Union guns had turned the city into a shadow of its former glory.Much of the white population of the...
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Police Logs
Orange Police Logs, November 1 - 8, 2024
ORANGE POLICE LOGSNovember 1 - 8, 2024Friday, Nov. 11:36 p.m. - Female party into the station advising she lost her wallet while at Walmart. She has already reported it to them and wants it on record with the PD in case it is turned in. She was...
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Arts & Life
Relief from the over-the-hill blues: Recipes for a party and some special Brazilian cheese puffs
Sometimes the introductory essays I write for this column seem at first to have nothing to do with food. I promise that if you read patiently, you’ll get a recipe at the end of this one.A couple of months ago, as I was giving a talk to a library about...
A celebration of history-making women: The Rockwell Museum exhibits over 200 of Anita Kunz’s portraits in ‘Original Sisters’
Up to 50 critters at a time: Amelie Dricut-Ziter runs the Leyden Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation 
Valley Bounty: ‘If you need something, come on over’: Hillside Farm’s offering is just about as fresh as you can get
Drum roll, please: Longtime UMass percussion instructor Thom Hannum inducted into Percussive Arts Society Hall of FameObituaries
James V. Harrington
PETERSHAM, MA - James V. Harrington, 78, of East St, Petersham died on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 in a logging accident. Born in Hartford, CT. on April 29, 1946, Jim was the son of William and Caroline (Wilcox) Harrington. He graduated... remainder of obit for James V. Harrington
Laurette M. Sharrow
Royalston , MA - Laurette M. Sharrow, 71 of Royalston, MA, formerly of Danielson, CT died Friday November 15, 2024 at her home. Beloved wife of John Sharrow, they were married February 9, 1972. She was born August 13, 1953 in Holyoke, M... remainder of obit for Laurette M. Sharrow
Leslie H. Barnes
ORANGE, MA - Leslie H. Barnes, 96, of Burrill Avenue, died surrounded by his family on Thursday, November 21, 2024. Born in Orange on July 24, 1928, he was the son of Harold and Myrtle (Swan) Barnes, and graduated from Orange High Scho... remainder of obit for Leslie H. Barnes
Charles J. Batutis
ORANGE, MA - Charles J. Batutis, 84, of Prentiss Street, died peacefully at home early Wednesday morning, November 20, 2024 surrounded by loved ones. Born in Athol on January 13, 1940, he was the son of the late John V. and Antena (... remainder of obit for Charles J. Batutis
