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By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL — Third time may be the charm for Bruce Chester as he seeks the Republican nomination in a race for Anne Gobi’s former Senate seat.Chester, a resident of Gardner, will face off against state Rep. Peter Durant, R-Spencer, in the Oct. 10 primary...

By MAX BOWEN

PETERSHAM — The town’s police department will soon be getting a pair of new cruisers.Voters passed a Proposition 2 ½ debt exclusion at a Special Election held on Monday Aug. 14, allowing for the borrowing of $100,000 to pay for a bond to purchase two...

By JAMES PENTLAND

Directors of the state’s largest teachers union have voted to back a ballot question aimed at ending the use of the MCAS exam as a high school graduation requirement.The ballot question was among 42 filed with the Attorney General’s Office last week,...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – A Special Election has been called to determine the fate of a proposal approved at Athol’s Annual Town Meeting that calls for the hiring of eight additional firefighters.Town Clerk Nancy Burnham appeared at a recent Selectboard meeting to...

By Michael P. Norton

Primaries in the special election to fill a central Massachusetts Senate seat will be held on Oct. 10.Secretary of State William F. Galvin announced the primary date in the 22-community district on Friday morning, a day after the Senate adopted an...

By GREG VINE

Shelby Bronnes was among many write-in candidates who won a seat in Monday’s Athol and Royalston town elections.Bronnes bested Ryan Hood—whose name appeared on the ballot—by a vote of 138-122 for a seat on the Royalston Selectboard. The 28-year-old...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — A former member of the Athol Royalston Regional School Committee is hoping she can successfully hold a write-in campaign to rejoin it. Susan Gatautis told the Athol Daily News she became a member of the committee back in 2006. After graduating...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – From increased parent liaisons to improved handling of bullying, local businessman Frank Visco II has a number of goals as a potential member of the Athol Royalston Regional School CommitteeVisco is among the four candidates seeking to fill...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – In his campaign for one of two Athol seats on the Athol Royalston Regional School Committee, Charles Larkin hopes to utilize his teaching skillset to benefit the students.After graduating from Marlboro High School in 1993, Larkin entered...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Voters who thought there would only be one choice for the newest Selectboard member may be surprised to hear that they now have another option.Shelby Bronnes recently announced that she is running as a write-in candidate, mounting a...

Delvena Theatre Company presents “Bon Appetit, Julia”ATHOL — Join the Athol Public Library at 568 Main St., Athol, on Thursday, April 13, from 6–7 p.m., for the Delvena Theatre Company’s performance of “Bon Appetit, Julia.” This is the sequel to...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Despite spending two decades in Virginia, Ryan Hood says he is Royalston through and through.Hood, a Royalston native, is poised to become the newest member of the town’s Selectboard. The only person to submit nomination papers to run for...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL — Louis Marino, a lifelong Republican turned Libertarian, is hoping to unseat U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren in the next election.Marino, of Athol, announced his candidacy at the Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts convention last Saturday. He...

Athol resident Louis “Lou” Marino has declared his candidacy for U.S. Senate, intending to run on the Libertarian Party ticket against incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Warren in 2024.A veteran of several municipal roles as an elected West Springfield...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – The 2023 annual Town Meeting will be called to order by Matthew Fortier.The town’s health agent ran uncontested for moderator and won with 164 votes in Monday’s election. He replaces Christopher Woodcock, who decided not to seek re-election...

By GREG VINE

PETERSHAM – Voters going to the polls for the annual Town Election Monday had to do a bit of writing to complete their ballots.Because no one had taken out nomination papers by the deadline to be included on the ballot, voters wrote in the names of...

By GREG VINE

PETERSHAM – The deadline to return nomination papers for the annual Town Election has come and gone, with no one filing to run for a seat on the Selectboard or two on the School Committee.Selectboard Treasurer Rebecca Legare and School Committee...

Petersham annual election nomination papers now available PETERSHAM — Nomination papers for the annual Town Election, to be held on March 6, 2023, are now available. They may be obtained at the Town Clerk’s Office until Monday, Jan. 13, 2023 at...