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Note to readers: Hazardous weather may delay newspaper delivery on Thursday
ATHOL — Due to a hazardous weather forecast Wednesday night, some Athol Daily News subscribers may experience delayed newspaper delivery on Thursday. If there are delays, all newspapers will be delivered as soon as possible. Thank you for your...
North Quabbin Notes, Feb. 22
Puzzle relay to benefit Wheeler MemorialORANGE — Puzzles for Purpose, a relay-style fundraiser, will be held March 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Trail Head Outfitters, 1 S. Main St., Orange, to benefit the Wheeler Memorial Library. Register to relay, gather...
Healey to take budget, tax message to biz groups
By CHRIS LISINSKI
BOSTON — The first-ever state budget season for Gov. Maura Healey will feature a pair of addresses before audiences eager for her and the Legislature to enact long-sought tax reform.Healey will be the headlining guest at two regional business group...
Montague explores redevelopment of Farren Care Center
By JULIAN MENDOZA
MONTAGUE — With the Selectboard’s vote to enter the Complete Neighborhoods Initiative, Montague has begun exploring prospective redevelopment of the Farren Care Center property.The former long-term care facility on Montague City Road, which closed in...
Judge sets bail, release conditions for kidnapping defendants
Staff Reports
ATHOL—Orange District Court Judge Laurie MacLeod set bail in the cases of four people charged in connection with an assault in which two people were held against their will for four hours in a house in Athol, according the Northwestern District...
Campbell outlines gun enforcement approach
By Sam Drysdale
In addition to the creation of promised reproductive health care and police accountability units, the attorney general’s office will be adding a gun enforcement unit and government accountability working group under Andrea Campbell’s purview.Campbell...
A look at local Warwick history
Record warmth in January raise concerns of environmental impacts
By CHRIS LARABEE
With last month marking the warmest January on record for Massachusetts and New England, updated data from the University of Massachusetts Amherst is also putting the region on pace for one of its warmest winters ever.The average temperature in...
Further review needed for Gardner landfill expansion
By Greg Vine
ATHOL – A decision handed down last week by Rebecca Tepper, the state’s new Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, is being applauded by the coalition fighting expansion of the wastewater sludge landfill in Gardner. An Environmental...
‘Death with dignity’ push continues: Lawmakers and supporters continue to advocate for medically assisted dying
By SYDNEY KO
BOSTON — Fifteen years ago, Bev Baccelli was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow. After treatment at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center and Tufts Medical Center, Baccelli continues with her day-to-day life. Yet, over that...
North Quabbin Notebook, Feb. 20
Zackery Aldrich Makes Curry College Fall 2022 Dean’s ListMILTON — Curry College congratulates Zackery Aldrich of Royalston, who was named to the Fall 2022 Dean’s List.Curry College, founded in Boston in 1879, is a private, co-educational, liberal...
Former ed chief sees risks as fed funds wind down
By COLIN A. YOUNG
School districts could be facing a fiscal cliff when pandemic-era federal funds start to run out and “are either going to need to develop those wings or prepare for a pretty significant fiscal crash,” former Education Secretary James Peyser said...
UMass astronomers help bring to life Webb telescope’s latest images of deep space
By JAMES PENTLAND
AMHERST — Astronomers from the University of Massachusetts played a key role in revealing the latest deep-field image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, including some of the universe’s most distant galaxies. “With these pictures, we’re looking...
Healey: Tax package coming with budget on March 1
By CHRIS LISINSKI
-The Healey administration is “putting the final touches” on tax legislation with a plan to roll it out alongside the annual state budget bill due March 1, Gov. Maura Healey said Wednesday.In a live radio interview that also touched on the nascent...
Montague’s Clean Water Facility poised to take in sludge from neighboring towns
By JULIAN MENDOZA
MONTAGUE — With the acquisition of a new 21,000-gallon storage tank, Montague’s Clean Water Facility is now positioned to be the area’s hub for sludge processing.Installation of the new “frac tank,” which was announced by Wastewater Superintendent...
Multicultural Day at Athol High School features dance party, arts and cooking classes
By GREG VINE
ATHOL — By all accounts, Athol High School’s Multicultural Day was a resounding success. The event, meant to highlight the diversity among the high school’s student body and promote acceptance and understanding among people of different backgrounds...
Five face charges in Feb. 1 assault, kidnapping incident in Athol
Staff Reports
ATHOL – Five people are scheduled for arraignment in Orange District Court Friday in connection with a violent assault in which two people were held against their will for four hours in a house in Athol, according to the Northwestern Assistant...
$30K to support loans, trainings for business startups
By DOMENIC POLI
GREENFIELD — Thanks to $30,000 from the federal Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program, the Franklin County Community Development Corporation will provide microloans and trainings to business startups, federal officials announced Tuesday.U.S. Rep....
Sportsman’s Corner: Deer harvest record and hide tanning workshop
By Mike RocheThis week’s column is all about deer as MassWildlife has released preliminary harvest totals and 2022 produced the highest deer harvest ever, by a huge margin! But before we get into the details of the record-setting hunting season, there...
North Quabbin Notes, Feb. 17
Author of “Dirtbag, Massachusetts” to speak at Athol LibraryATHOL — The Athol Public Library, together with a coalition of 20 Massachusetts libraries, is hosting an online event with Isaac Fitzgerald, author of “Dirtbag, Massachusetts,” on March 7...
