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By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Heywood Healthcare held a stakeholder meeting Thursday to discuss its future now that it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as a standalone entity, meaning it will remain as an independent health care organization.In...

By MAX BOWEN

GARDNER – Heywood Healthcare, which operates hospitals in Gardner and Athol, has filed papers to exit Chapter 11 after entering it last October.In a statement issued on May 29, the healthcare company said the filing allowed it to “address numerous...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL — After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last October, Heywood Healthcare has announced it has made progress in restoring and improving services.The health care company has pointed to a costly electronic medical record transition,...

GARDNER— Heywood Hospital has received approval from the Department of Mental Health to reopen its inpatient adult mental health unit, effective Jan. 11, according to an announcement from the hospital.The hospital was approved for six of a proposed...

By MAX BOWEN

GARDNER — State police are continuing the search in a large wooded area for Aaron Pennington, the suspect in the Sunday shooting death of his wife, Breanne Pennington.According to state police, the search is focused on a 175-acre area near Camp...

By MAX BOWEN

GARDNER — Heywood Healthcare, which for months has been navigating changes to leadership and services, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to a press release issued Monday morning.A costly and lengthy electronic medical record...

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

Heywood Hospital has announced a change in leadership, which includes the president and CEO leaving and a new, “untraditional” leadership structure.According to an announcement sent on June 6, President and CEO Win Brown has left Heywood Healthcare...

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 – A decision handed down last week by Rebecca Tepper, the state’s new Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, is being applauded by the coalition fighting expansion of the wastewater sludge landfill in Gardner. An Environmental...

By GREG VINE

GARDNER — Following a series of posts made on social media by confused patients, Heywood Healthcare released a statement Tuesday afternoon clarifying that collection notices sent to area residents were sent in error and apologized for any “confusion...

By GREG VINE

GARDNER – Residents of Gardner and Templeton joined state and local officials on a visit to the Chair City’s sludge landfill off Route 68, near the Templeton line.Those taking part in the visit were hoping to get a better idea of the potential effects...