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By GREG VINE

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...

By GREG VINE

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....

By GREG VINE

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...

By Greg Vine

ATHOL – A year ago, the Selectboard endorsed a proposal to establish a Municipal Decarbonization Task Force to develop a strategy to substantially reduce community-wide fossil fuel emissions over the next several decades.While the primary goal is to...

By GREG VINE

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...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL — A single-family home sustained damage to an interior wall during a fire that officials say originated in a pellet stove.According to Athol Deputy Fire Chief Jeffrey Parker, the department received a report at 12:54 Monday morning for a fire...

By GREG VINE

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...

By GREG VINE

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...

At its meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 15, the Athol Royalston School Committee recognized those students named as Student of the Month for October at each of the schools. Students were nominated by their teachers, who provided comments on why they felt...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL — An ongoing fundraiser provides the chance to satisfy that coffee craving and support the local library.Booklover’s Brew, a coffee produced by Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee in Orange, is available for purchase at the Athol Public Library through...

By GREG VINE

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...

By GREG VINE

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...

By GREG VINE

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...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL — Residents are warned against giving out personal information when called about their next round of property tax bills.At the Tuesday, Nov. 7, Selectboard meeting, Principal Assessor Lisa Aldrich said that earlier that day she had spoken with a...

By MAX BOWEN

Athol and Petersham will both receive state funding to help revamp their open space and recreation plans.The grants are among $1.4 million awarded by the Healey-Driscoll Administration “to support local and regional planning agencies in developing...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — Transfer Station Manager Michael Mallet was recently recognized by MassRecycle with the organization’s Small Transfer Station Award for 2023.MassRecycle is a statewide non-profit coalition made up of municipalities, waste industry businesses,...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL — The massive renovation project at Town Hall took a step forward last weekend when the new cupola was installed.The 13-foot-tall spire and copper cupola arrived last week and were placed over the weekend, according to Town Manager Shaun...