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ATHOL — A new pet salon has opened its doors in recent weeks to serve a growing need for pet grooming services in the North Quabbin area.Tails Pet Salon at 1265 South Main Street in Athol will host an open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday,...

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PETERSHAM — Larry Buell, founder and co-director of University of the Wild, has announced that a buyer has been found for Rice’s Roots Farm, a 228-acre parcel located on East Street in Petersham.Buell has identified the buyer as Michael Cook of North...

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ATHOL — The state is planning to remove a deteriorating and more-than-century-old dam in the Millers Wildlife Management Area that was originally built to create a drinking water reservoir for the town but now serves no useful purpose.The state...

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ATHOL — The Department of Public Works has dealt with a series of water main breaks over the past couple of weeks and DPW Director Dick Kilhart thinks he may have an idea what’s behind the failures.The most recent breaks, he said, have happened in the...

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ATHOL – Town Manager Shaun Suhoski has informed the Selectboard that it appears the time has arrived to review the policies covering car dealerships.“What we’ve found as we were going through the renewals this year,” Suhoski told the board at its Nov....

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ATHOL – For years, visitors to downtown Athol have been able to forego feeding the meters along Main Street – and some side streets – without fear of receiving a parking ticket, but that is about to change.Athol has been without a parking enforcement...

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ATHOL – Heather Gould, Director of Planning for BSC Group, met with Athol’s Selectboard Tuesday night and presented results of a community survey regarding the 100-acre Bidwell property on South Athol Road, as well as the site planning process...

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ROYALSTON – The process of cleaning up the site at 79 Athol Road has encountered a new challenge, as two people are now living on the property.Officials want to evict these individuals, who are living in a tent. However, until the town takes ownership...

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ATHOL – Athol Royalston Regional School District Superintendent Matt Ehrenworth presented his FY24 Superintendent’s Goals at the Nov. 15 meeting of the School Committee.These goals include improvements in student learning, strengthening operations to...

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ATHOL – A review of the town’s finances shows that while the situation is largely positive, some issues remain to be resolved.UniBank Senior Financial Adviser Lynne Foster-Welsh met earlier with the Selectboard and the Finance and Warrant Advisory...

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ATHOL – For weeks, several public meetings have been held for the Five Points project, yet recent gatherings have had many in town still asking for details.Public Works Director Dick Kilhart explained the project’s background and what it will...

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ROYALSTON – Residents will have the chance to weigh in on the future of the town’s transfer station at a hearing to be held in January.At the Nov. 7 Select Board meeting, Board of Health Chair Phil Leger provided an update on potential alternatives to...

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ATHOL — The Holiday Decorating Committee is looking for volunteers to contribute two hours to decorate the downtown area in preparation for Santa’s annual visit and help celebrate the season.The committee is looking for about 20 volunteers — but the...

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WINCHENDON – More than 100 people filled the chapel at Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Saturday to honor the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces over the course of the nation’s history.The crowd was welcomed by the cemetery’s...

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ATHOL – Town Manager Shaun Suhoski informed the Selectboard at its meeting on Nov. 7 of an order of conditions allowing for the design of an access road into property identified as a potential site for a hotel/convention center.The site—owned by the...

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ROYALSTON – A public meeting called last week to discuss the future of a single building ultimately morphed into a discussion about the overall future of the town.Several dozen residents gathered on Thursday, Nov. 2, to mull potential uses for Whitney...

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ROYALSTON – For well over a year, Royalston officials have been struggling with what to do about a dilapidated building at 25 Main St. in the South Village.On Tuesday evening, Building Inspector Geoff Newton presented the Selectboard with a letter...

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PETERSHAM – Around two dozen people offered ideas for potential uses for Rice’s Roots Farm on East Street during a meeting on Sunday.University of the Wild founder Larry Buell and local grower Andre Pierre are trying to put together a plan to purchase...

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ATHOL – Gov. Maura Healey recently announced the awarding of $164 million in One Stop for Growth grants for projects designed to support affordable housing and job opportunities.Of that, $575,000 went to NewVue Communities of Fitchburg, the...

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PHILLIPSTON – Monil Patel, owner of Phillipston Liquor & Variety, and his attorney, Valerio Romano, appeared before the Selectboard Wednesday night to review plans for a retail marijuana operation.Patel proposes transforming a building on his...