UMass student group declares no confidence in chancellor
Valley lawmakers seek shorter license for FirstLight hydropower projects
Federal funding for victim assistance drops, state support tries to help
Sportsman’s Corner: The quest for the Super Slam
North Quabbin Notes, May 9
Erving voters say ‘no’ to $3.7M debt exclusion
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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Cryptozoology exhibits featured at Education Earth Museum
Longtime public servant Richard Sheridan dies at 78
Athol Royalston Middle School Honor Roll Term 3
State Senate budget funds free community college for all
Athol Police Logs: April 12 to April 19, 2024
Work on Pinedale Avenue Bridge connecting Athol and Orange to resume
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Sportsman’s Corner: Orange Gun Club’s Kids Derby
Community Legal Aid expands Disability Benefits Project to Franklin County
North Quabbin Notes, May 6
Loan program aims to ease burden of home energy retrofits
Sports
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...
Four Rivers boys knock off Xaverian to win Four Rivers Ultimate Tournament on Saturday (PHOTOS)
High Schools: Big sixth inning propels Franklin Tech past Smith Vocational (PHOTOS)
Bulletin Board: Frontier Mother’s Day Plant Sale takes place Saturday
Big turnout expected Sunday for 14th annual WMass Mother’s Day Half Marathon in WhatelyOpinion
My Turn: Quabbin region will never see any benefits from reservoir
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Never again should the residents of the Quabbin region be fooled into believing that they will see any benefits from the Quabbin Reservoir.In the 1930s, the state took the entire towns of...
Dennis Merritt: Would we support a Sanders power grab?
Jonathan Oltman: Thank you Carolyn Shores Ness
MaryDiane Baker: The souls of war
From Global to Local: Mother’s Day and peace, 2024
Police Logs
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...
Athol Police Logs: Feb 19 to Feb. 27
Athol Police Log Feb. 4-18
Orange Police Log 12/1-13
Athol Police Log 11/8-26
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Arts & Life
From fair to fantastic: Memorial Hall Museum exhibit shows how Green River Festival blossomed over 37 years
In anticipation of Green River Festival in June, the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA) and former festival operator Signature Sounds are presenting a history of the region’s largest and most popular musical event.With a trove of...
Valley Bounty: Fibers for farmers: Western Massachusetts Fibershed turns local ‘throw away’ wool into fertilizer pellets
Sounds Local: Joni Mitchell tribute comes to Turners Falls: Big Yellow Taxi to perform ‘Court and Spark’ in its entirety, May 18 at the Shea
On Mother’s Day, we’ll always have Paris: A crêpe recipe in honor of my French-speaking mother
Providing opportunity for people to grow: The United Arc of Franklin County’s annual Gardening with Steve event a highlight of springObituaries
Margaret E. Liversage
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
Donald W. Watts
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. Freeman
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
Forrest John Clingerman
BLUFFTON, OH - Forrest John Clingerman, 52, passed away April 21, 2024, at his home in Ohio. Forrest was born January 29, 1972 in Terre Haute, IN, to parents John and Claire (Spaulding) Clingerman. He grew up in the midwest but came ... remainder of obit for Forrest John Clingerman
