Athol YMCA to open new community center
ATHOL – What started out as an effort to establish a teen center in Athol ended up morphing into plans to open the multi-generational Y Community Center.The need for such a facility became clear during the pandemic, when the Athol Area YMCA did its...
Proposal calls for a 70-80-room hotel near North Quabbin Commons in Athol
ATHOL – Wednesday evening, Supriya Kelkar, planner for the consulting firm of Innes Associates Ltd., presented the Economic Development & Industrial Corporation with a final draft of the Request for Proposal to find a company interested in developing...
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High Schools: Greenfield softball beats Westfield, 3-2, in eight-inning showdown
GREENFIELD — With rain forcing multiple postponements to open the season, the Greenfield softball team was forced to play nine games in a 12-day span.Saturday’s game was possibly the toughest of them all. The Green Wave won their first eight games of...
Opinion
Guest columnist Daniel Cantor Yalowitz: Being accountable a marker for maturity
“A body of people holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.” — Thomas PaineOne thing that distinguishes grown-up mature adults from others not in this cohort is the ability to “own” and be accountable and responsible...
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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...
Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: Surprised by strawberries in the grass: Flowers will bloom whether you pay attention or not
Every week I try to end my column with an inspirational line or two in the hopes of motivating my readers to get outside and see what’s going on in their own back yards. As I sit and peck away at the keyboard this morning I realize that the...
Obituaries
ELLENTON, FL - Lawrence Eugene Hardy, Sr. 95, of Ellenton, Florida, formerly of Athol, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. He was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts on June 24, 1928 to Paul E. and Ethel M. (Hamlet... remainder of obit for Lawrence E. Hardy Sr.
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
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. "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