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ATHOL – The town’s Housing Production Plan, now in its final draft form, outlines different ways to improve its housing stock.Completed by Karen Sunnarborg Consulting and Abacus Architects & Planners, the 134-page document can be viewed at...

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ATHOL – Following a delay due to an inability to meet its quorum, the Fall Town Meeting was held on Oct. 23, with all 12 articles voted on in short order.The lengthiest discussion for those 115 voters in attendance was on amendments to five of the 11...

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ATHOL — More than 1,100 people showed up for the third annual Athol-Royalston Regional School District Community Night Out on Thursday, doubling the 500 or so people who showed up last year. The event was organized by the district’s Family &...

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ATHOL – Although she didn’t support every detail in the legislation, state Sen. Jo Comerford believes that the $561 million tax relief package recently signed into law by Gov. Maura Healey will benefit the residents of North Quabbin.Comerford,...

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ROYALSTON – Citing the new reform regulations and pay issues, Royalston Police Chief Curtis Deveneau told the Selectboard that the department is down to half the officers it had three years agoDeveneau said he is down to only nine part-time officers,...

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ATHOL – The Selectboard has voted to terminate the Host Community Agreement between Elev8 Cannabis and the town.The vote was taken at the board’s meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 17, and followed months of discussion after the retailer’s license was suspended...

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ATHOL – Whether it was the rain or the MLB playoffs that kept people at home, no one knows, but the annual Fall Town Meeting, scheduled to take place this past Monday night, failed to attract the number of voters required under the Town Charter.As a...

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ATHOL — Writers, artists and comic book fans of all ages gathered on Saturday at Athol Public Library and Town Hall for the second annual Comic Book Fest.The event was coordinated by Emily Boughton, young adult library technician at Athol Public...

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PHILLIPSTON – The Community Preservation Committee has taken the first steps in determining how best to spend the nearly $1.5 million which the town has in Community Preservation Act funds.To that end, the committee held an informational meeting on...

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ATHOL – While the downtown area has proven crime-free, Police Chief Craig Lundgren and the Downtown Vitality Committee identified some concerns to keep an eye on.The chief said there had only been two relatively serious incidents in downtown in recent...

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ORANGE – The annual contest to find the best baker in North Quabbin is set to take place.Cupcake Wars, now in its sixth year, will be held on Sunday, Oct. 22, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Orange American Legion, 40 Daniel Shays Highway in Orange. Run by...

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PETERSHAM – Those interested in learning about the sport of curling will get a chance this Saturday.The Petersham Curling Club will begin its 2023-2024 season with the annual Golf & Curl Biathlon Tournament this Saturday, Oct. 14, starting at 7 a.m....

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ATHOL – As Banned Book Week draws to a close, the issue remains a serious one for librarians, including those in the North Quabbin region.Lawmakers are taking note as well. On Beacon Hill, state Sen. Jacob Oliveira (D-Ludlow) has sponsored a bill, SD...

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ATHOL – A proposal to designate Athol a ‘non-sanctuary city’ is on hold – for now.A crowd of people filled the board’s meeting room and spilled out into the hallway at Tuesday night’s meeting, a number of whom wished to speak regarding a proposal put...

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ATHOL – Voters will face a relatively short warrant of 12 articles for the Fall Town Meeting scheduled for Monday, Oct. 16, at Town Hall.Among the items voters will be asked to decide on are the use of $160,000 set aside at last year’s Annual Town...

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PETERSHAM — Shawn Hayden, vice president of the Gardner Athol Area Mental Health Association (GAAMHA), met with Petersham officials to address concerns with a sobriety home that the organization opened on the grounds of the Quabbin Retreat in May.The...

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ROYALSTON – Sometimes, being kind is easy, and sometimes, it takes a little courage.Brian Williams, founder of the Reno, Nevada,-based nonprofit Think Kindness brought his message to the students in all four schools in the Athol Royalston Regional...

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ATHOL – At its meeting next Tuesday, Oct. 3, the Selectboard will consider whether or not to declare Athol a “non-sanctuary city.”This was proposed by board member Brian Dodge at the Sept. 19 meeting in response to the possibility the town might be...

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ATHOL –Matt Ehrenworth, superintendent of the Athol Royalston Regional School District (ARRSD), received high grades on his first evaluation from the School Committee.The evaluation was based on Ehrenworth’s performance for the 2022-23 school year,...

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ROYALSTON — Many Royalston residents are familiar – whether they know it or not , with the work of – Tom Musco, owner of Royalston Oak Timber Frames. Every time they drive past the gazebo in South Village, they’re looking at Musco’s work. He’s been...