Department of Correction, lawmakers plan meeting on prison safety
A Page from North Quabbin History: Preserving the historic textiles
State health care spending spike comes with call for ‘bold action’
MCAS scores moving target across Franklin County, North Quabbin districts
PHOTO: Light up the night
State reports 100% negative results for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in dairy herds
Gun law opponents say volunteers got 90K signatures to repeal
UMass prof, team will zero in on PFAS and bone loss in grant-funded $5M study
Sportsman’s Corner: Gun law opinions
Former employee sues career center, Greenfield, Northampton
WORCESTER — The MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center’s executive director is being sued by a former co-worker, alleging she has lost out on consulting contracts because of damaging information spread by her ex-colleague.Maura Geary is the first...
North Quabbin Recovery Center completes collage showing those battling addiction
ATHOL – Going past 416 Main St. in Athol, there is a collage of faces adorning a storefront window – faces you might even recognize.The people in those pictures range from blue collar workers to white collar professionals, from the homeless to the...
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State launches map for best foliage viewing spots
In Massachusetts, free community college stirs ‘hope and possibility’
A Page From North Quabbin History: Royalston historic candlelit tour
AGs file suit against TikTok: Massachusetts among states alleging that social media company harms children
Sports
Bulletin Board: Ashlie Galenski, Macy DeMaio score in Frontier field hockey’s win over Belchertown
Goals from Ashlie Galenski and Macy DeMaio lifted the Frontier field hockey team to a 2-1 to an independent victory over the Orioles in Belchertown on Monday. Stella Heflin assisted Galenski’s goal while Ashley Taylor had the assist on DeMaio’s tally....
Bulletin Board: Greenfield Rec field hockey beats Longmeadow
UMass Football: UMass sets sights on Wagner with bye week ahead
UMass Hockey: Minutemen score three goals in second period, defeat Air Force 5-1
UMass Football: Missouri overwhelms Minutemen 45-3
Opinion
My Turn: This is all about immigrants, not just undocumented ones
Somehow, even though Donald Trump himself delights in describing how he’ll shut down various immigration programs, I still meet people who are convinced that “He’s not anti-immigration, he’s just anti-illegal immigration!”I can’t tell whether they...
Deb Katz: Nuclear power? We can do better than false solutions
Olivia McClurken: Help save the North Atlantic right whales
Molly Merrett: U.S. would come to ‘grinding halt’ without immigrants
Catherine King: Real Americans
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
Athol Police Logs Sept 1 to Sept 10, 2024
Athol Police LogsSeptember 1 - 10Sunday, Sept. 14:50 p.m. - Motor vehicle stop at Templeton and Garfield roads. Male party issued a citation for passing in a no passing zone and marked lanes violation. Male party was tailgating and stated he got...
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Arts & Life
The Green Team makes dinner: 100 Mile Dinner is later this month in Greenfield
We live in an area with abundant local sources of food. Greenfield’s Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew is getting ready to celebrate this year’s harvest with a “100 Mile Dinner.”The dinner will take place next Saturday, Oct. 26, at 5:30 p.m....
Nostalgic in the 19th century: Two new exhibitions in Old Deerfield this fall aim to fill in more gaps of New England history
Superstition, or just bad lighting?: Some animal shelters find black cats less likely to be adopted
We need to talk about breast cancer: Get screened, become informed, know your options
‘One sentence can change the course of a relationship’: Valley Players stage first full production, ‘Constellations,’ this weekend and nextObituaries
Carl J. Schofield
Athol, MA - It is with a twinkle in our eyes and a hearty chuckle that we bid farewell to our beloved Carl Schofield, known affectionately by his friends and family as Joe, and by his doting mother as Toe Joe. Born on January 26, 1950, ... remainder of obit for Carl J. Schofield
Janet L. Matthews
Janet L. (Sawin) Matthews ATHOL, MA - Janet L. (Sawin) Matthews, 81, of White Pond Rod, died late Friday night, October 4, 2024 at Wachusett Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Gardner. Born in Athol on July 29, 1943, she was the daugh... remainder of obit for Janet L. Matthews
Edwin William MacLean
[IMAGE]Edwin William Mac Lean Palm Bay, FL - Edwin William Mac Lean of Palm Bay, FL passed away on September 5, 2024, at the age of 91. He was born on June 7, 1933, in Athol, MA where he grew up. He graduated from Athol High School in 1... remainder of obit for Edwin William MacLean
Sharon A. Brighenti
Athol, MA - It is with profound love and deep respect that we commemorate the life of Sharon Ann Brighenti, known affectionately as "Sherrie, Mom, and Meme" who was born in Worcester, MA, on December 6, 1946, and peacefully left us on O... remainder of obit for Sharon A. Brighenti
