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By EMILEE KLEIN

GREENFIELD — The most effective treatment for substance use disorder doesn’t come from friends and family alone. Rather, it starts in the workplace. With various barriers to workforce reentry for those in recovery blocking this powerful resource, the...

By Greg Vine

ROYALSTON – When temporary Town Moderator Andy West called for action on the first article of the Annual Town Meeting warrant, few in the audience could have anticipated they would still be conducting business more than four hours later.The meeting...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – An article to allocate nearly $900,000 to hire several firefighters is expected to generate the most discussion at Town Meeting.Athol’s Annual Town Meeting will be held on Monday, June 12, at 7 p.m. in Memorial Hall at Town Hall, 584 Main St....

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – At this Saturday’s Annual Town Meeting, voters will determine whether funding for a number of different purposes gets approved.Town Meeting takes place on Saturday, June 10, 10 a.m. in the second-floor auditorium at Town Hall, 13 On the...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Keen Independent Research, the company hired by the town to do a feasibility study for the marketing of Whitney Hall, will host several meetings to get resident feedback.The first public meeting will be Monday, June 12, from 6:30-8:30 p.m....

By GREG VINE

PETERSHAM – For the first time in recent memory, Petersham was unable to proceed with Monday night’s Annual Town Meeting due to a lack of a quorum.The town, according to Town Moderator Bart Wendell, has one of the highest – if not the highest – quorum...

By CAROLE GARIEPY

PHILLIPSTON — In 2006, Craig Twohey and his son Ryan, an Eagle Scout, hiked at the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, an experience that inspired them to talk about hiking the Appalachian Trail together after Craig and his wife, Jean, sold the King...

By GREG VINE

WINCHENDON – A pair of popular local music series, made possible in part with support from the Athol Cultural Council, are returning to Winchendon.First up is the kickoff performance of the Winchendon Music Festival on Saturday, June 3, at 7 p.m. at...

By Greg Vine

ATHOL – Residents had the opportunity to see and ask questions about the final proposal for the greening of Lord Pond Plaza.Casey-Lee Bastien, landscape architect with BSC Group of Boston, said the proposal calls for replacing much of the two-acre...

By GREG VINE

PETERSHAM – After four decades with the Petersham Fire Department, 35 as chief, Dana Robinson is hanging up his turnout gear.At its meeting last Wednesday, the town’s Selectboard accepted Robinson’s letter of resignation. The chief said he intends for...

By CAROLE GARIEPY

PHILLIPSTON—A longstanding tradition in the community will make its big return on June 10.From 10 a.m. until dusk, there will be a variety of things to do for people of all ages at the annual church bazaar which started 66 years ago.Taking place on...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Work will soon get underway to replace aging water lines in the neighborhood of Kennebunk and Green streets.To address the concerns of area residents, Athol Public Works Director Dick Kilhart and other DPW officials recently held a...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern visited Athol on Friday to announce he has secured $1 million in federal funding to support the construction of 53 units of affordable housing in town.The funds for the NewVue Communities Riverbend-Bigelow Schools...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Citing a departure of vendors and lack of needed time, the lead organizer for the town’s farmers market has decided that it won’t be held this year.Mary Holtorf, chair of Athol’s Downtown Vitality Committee (DVC) and lead organizer for the...

By Greg Vine

ATHOL – Industrial development. Outdoor recreation. Elderly housing. Mixed income housing. These are just a few of the ideas brought forward at a public meeting held Tuesday night at Athol Public Library to discuss uses for the town-owned Bidwell...

By GREG VINE

GARDNER – Since a 4.3-acre expansion of the wastewater sludge landfill in Gardner was first proposed, environmental organizations – led by the Athol-based Millers River Watershed Council – have urged city officials to examine alternatives. After first...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – On March 31, the town received word it had been awarded a Municipal Energy Technical Assistance (META) grant of nearly $15,000 to undertake a weatherization assessment of Town Hall, the police station and wastewater treatment plant.Two months...

By MARISSA WALKER

BOSTON — “Pregnancy resource centers” are becoming increasingly prevalent in Massachusetts, outnumbering abortion providers three-to-one as these anti-abortion women’s health care centers pushback against abortion rights advocates.Last month,...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Three months ago, the Athol Lions Club went before the Selectboard to pitch the idea of allowing the use of canoes and kayaks on Silver Lake.Club member Tom Henry told the board at that time that allowing watercraft on the lake could...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – An article on June’s Town Meeting warrant regarding cannabis businesses is creating some concern with town officials.Article 22 on the warrant of Athol’s upcoming Annual Town Meeting asks voters to decide on whether to establish a Cannabis...