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Idaho woman arrested on charges in 2023 Orange fraud case
Sportsman’s Corner: Our Waters event at Silver Lake
Phillipston Selectboard confirms no interest in dam
Citizens group asks court to overturn AG decision on battery-storage bylaw in Wendell
Anthony Brighenti, longtime Athol public servant, dies at 80
Royalston holds Memorial Day ceremony recognizing those who served
Rising costs push small businesses to closure as they demand sweeping reforms from legislators
Quabbin towns call for better state support for what they do to protect Boston-area drinking water
Even though located at the edge of the Quabbin Reservoir that provides drinking water for millions of residents in and around Boston, Shutesbury has no municipal water supply and has spent almost $700,000 to address contamination from PFAS, or forever chemicals, in private wells.
Orange Sewer Commission votes to increase rates
ORANGE — The Sewer Commission voted unanimously this week to raise the sewer rate by 22.32% to adequately operate the wastewater treatment facility at 295 West Main St.
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Athol to hold Silver Lake celebration on June 7
Phillipston Selectboard confirms no interest in dam
Senate votes to let regulators cap some drug prices
Protesters oppose Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts as Thomas Aquinas College commencement speaker in Northfield
Sportsman’s Corner: Our Waters event at Silver Lake
PHOTO: Petersham Grange celebrates 150 years
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‘It was as if an asteroid hit’: $6M federal grant terminated for UMass energy transition program, leaving researchers in limbo
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North Quabbin Notes, May 14
State plans to close all hotel, motel shelters this summer
Sports
MIAA tourneys: Frontier boys volleyball advances to Round of 32 following 3-0 sweep over Lynn Vocational
SOUTH DEERFIELD — A grueling regular season schedule has the Frontier boys volleyball team prepared heading into the state tournament.
Div. 5 softball: Mohawk Trail slugs past Boston Collegiate Charter, 23-1, in state tourney prelim (PHOTOS)
UMass hockey: Minutemen add high-scoring RIT transfer Matthew Wilde
Class D baseball: Top-seeded Pioneer shakes off early deficit, holds off Hopkins to capture WMass title (PHOTOS)
Class C softball: Greenfield hoists 4th straight WMass title following 1-0 shutout over Franklin Tech (PHOTOS)Opinion
Guest columnist John Carney: Massachusetts needs its own Medical Aid in Dying legislation
Proponents of Death with Dignity legislation in Massachusetts are heartened by positive feedback in the current session of the State House. At the present time, 10 states, and Washington D.C., have laws which allow terminally ill patients the legal option to end their lives with a physician-issued prescription. Massachusetts is not one of those states.
Robert Dickerman: Ask the Pope
David Graves: George Floyd
Laurie Rhoades: The price tag
Todd Damon: Not everyone is on edge, can do without invasive leftist activism
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Police Logs
Athol Police Logs, April 16 – April 26, 2025
10:45 a.m. - Report of a party going through a company’s mail. Made contact with the male party who stated he was checking for his own mail. Male party was located in his Mercedes in the back of the building. Party left the property shortly after.
Athol Police Logs, March 1 – March 17, 2025
Athol Police Logs: Feb. 6 – Feb. 27, 2025
Athol Police Logs Jan. 16 to Feb. 2, 2025
Orange Police Logs: Dec. 31, 2024 to Jan. 10, 2025
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Arts & Life
Fabric of history: PVMA painting included in the Met’s ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ exhibition
As the national art and celebrity worlds coalesced at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Met Gala in early May, the exhibition coinciding with the event at the nation’s most-visited museum also featured several local ties.
Profiling ‘The Raider’: New book by UMass history professor Stephen Platt explores the life of a celebrated but unconventional Marine
Valley Bounty: A growing Good Bunch: Shelburne Falls farm remains optimistic for the future
Skills to last a lifetime: Growing A Bunch Farm in Ashfield offers two fiber arts and textile summer camps
Orange Historical Society celebrates 130th anniversary: Its 13-decade rise to great age has not been entirely easyObituaries
Brian M. Haskins
ORANGE, MA - Brian M. Haskins, 82, died Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Gardner on November 5, 1942, he was the son of Elmer M. and Bertha (Hume) Haskins. Growing up in the Blissville sectio... remainder of obit for Brian M. Haskins
Anthony Albert Brighenti
Athol, MA - Anthony Albert Brighenti, affectionately known as Tony, Dad and Pa, was born on January 21, 1945, in Athol, MA, passed away on May 15, 2025. A reliable pillar of his community, Anthony spent much of his time and energy in se... remainder of obit for Anthony Albert Brighenti
John Donbrowo
New Bern, NC - John Joseph Donbrowo, 84, passed away on May 9, 2025. Born in Massachusetts, on May 31, 1940, he was the son of the late Joseph and Ida Donbrowo. A 1958 graduate of Athol High School, John went on to earn a certificat... remainder of obit for John Donbrowo
Janet R. Bartlett
Janet R. (Day) Bartlett ORANGE, MA - Janet R. (Day) Bartlett, 92, died Monday evening, May 5, 2025, at Athol Hospital, just three days before her 93rd birthday. Born in Athol on May 8, 1932, she was the daughter of Herbert W. and Eva M.... remainder of obit for Janet R. Bartlett
