MassDOT issues third warning about texting scam; UMass prof offers tips on what to do
UMass Foundation chided for small step on fossil fuel investment
Healey interested in revisiting shelter law intent
PHOTO: As time marches on
Massachusetts bans declawing cats
New norovirus blamed for ‘rapidy’ spreading stomach bug
Early educator recruitment lags amid low wages, licensure delays
Rosa Hernandez-O’Neil was surrounded by early educators growing up. Her mother ran a child care center in their home and her sisters all worked in the field. So, at 16 years old, Hernandez-O’Neil decided she wanted to join the family business as a teacher’s assistant.
Ed secretary pledges gender identity protections
BOSTON – The state’s top education official pledged Tuesday that Massachusetts schools would protect transgender students, even after a federal judge scrapped President Joe Biden’s expanded Title IX protections of LGBTQ students the previous week.
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Thomas Aquinas College chapel named pilgrimage site
For local TikTok users, angst and uncertainty as clock runs out on wildly popular app
Healey targets primary care reforms, new graduation requirements in annual speech
Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company
HS Roundup: Pioneer boys basketball moves to 10-0 following 70-53 victory over Frontier (PHOTOS)
The Sportsman’s Corner: New law requires boat safety certificate
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Menagerie Jewelry opens in downtown Winchendon
Mass-Care’s ballot effort gives single-payer health care a boost
A loss due to fear: What a crackdown on immigration could mean for agriculture
Rolling Thunder chapter donates over $3,000 to Athol veterans organization
Sports
UMass hockey: O’Hara hat trick leads Minutemen over Merrimack, 5-2
AMHERST — Cole O’Hara tied a career-high in points in the UMass hockey team’s 5-2 win over Merrimack on Saturday.
UMass women’s basketball: St. Joseph’s downs Minutewomen, 67-55
UMass hockey: Minutemen fall to Merrimack on the road, 3-2
HS Roundup: Pioneer boys basketball moves to 10-0 following 70-53 victory over Frontier (PHOTOS)
Keeping Score: Peach State braces for Notre Dame, Ohio State tiltOpinion
Jack Tulloss: Violence as wallpaper
Here’s a bit of history: Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, the reincarnated incarcerated H. Rap Brown, was a consequential figure of the 1960s Black Liberation Movement and author of one of the most iconic aphorisms to emerge from this period. During a 1967 media interview, Mr. Al-Amin declared, “Violence is a part of America’s culture. It is as American as cherry pie.”
Jay Killough: Opinions and general knowledge
My Turn: Loving a country that doesn’t love you back — My story from Syria
The World Keeps Turning: The art of misdirection
My Turn: How the DNC helped elect Trump twice
Your Daily Puzzles
An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Police Logs
Orange Police Logs, Nov. 14 - 18, 2024
ORANGE POLICE LOGSNovember 14 - 18Thursday, Nov. 1412:08 p.m. - Suspicious vehicle reported on New Athol Road. Reporting party advises a vehicle was driving off the road, it then parked in the back of the building when he is not supposed to park and...
Orange Police Logs, November 1 - 8, 2024
Athol Police Logs, Oct. 5-Oct. 24, 2024
Athol Police Logs, Sept. 18 – Sept. 30, 2024
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Arts & Life
Looky Here looks to the future: Greenfield’s ‘artist clubhouse’ finds small but mighty victories
After Looky Here’s third annual fundraising campaign that concluded in December, the Greenfield non-profit and self-described artist clubhouse is looking to the future.
He’s seen Bigfoot: Paranormal researcher Ronny Le Blanc to speak at Erving Public Library on Sunday, Jan. 19
Meet the Bohemians of Franklin County: Northampton author will speak about his new book on the history of Bohemians in Turners Falls
‘When I see bees, I see beauty’: Local scientist explores the world of native bees
Sounds Local: Who says January is a slow month for music? Lots of free local music happening this weekend and beyondObituaries
Alice M. Leonard
South Royalston, MA - Alice M. (Dunham) Leonard, 88, of South Royalston, died peacefully in her home during the evening hours of January 15th. She was born in Winchendon, MA on June 22, 1936, daughter of the late Lewis A. Dunham and... remainder of obit for Alice M. Leonard
John R. Hough
ORANGE, MA - John Robinson Hough passed away at Brockton VA Medical Center after a short illness on January 9, 2025. He was born at Farren Memorial Hospital in Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts on February 18, 1942, to Pershing ... remainder of obit for John R. Hough
Kay F. Johnson
ORANGE, MA - Kay F. Johnson, 85, of Sunset Drive, died January 12, 2025 at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. She was born in Orange on May 31, 1939, the daughter of Waldo G. and Genevieve E. (Hough) Johnson. She graduated... remainder of obit for Kay F. Johnson
Donna M. Briggs
Athol, MA - Donna M. Briggs passed away peacefully January 7, 2025 from a rare form of dementia. Born August 13, 1945 in England to Donald and Margaret Hawkins. She was raised in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. She ... remainder of obit for Donna M. Briggs
