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Isaac Mass forms exploratory committee for Franklin County sheriff campaign
02-05-2025 1:00 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

A local attorney and business owner has launched an exploratory committee to evaluate a potential run for Franklin County sheriff.

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New Franklin County sheriff sworn in
02-03-2025 3:01 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Franklin County has a new sheriff, as Lori Streeter took the oath of office on Friday afternoon with staff members looking on.


Governor names interim sheriff for Franklin County
01-29-2025 3:00 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Lori Streeter, the Franklin County Jail and House of Correction’s superintendent and special sheriff since 2014, has been chosen to serve as retiring Sheriff Christopher Donelan’s interim replacement starting at the beginning of February.


Push to legalize psychedelics returns: After defeat in November, 10 legislators file bills more limited in scope
01-28-2025 2:01 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

BOSTON — Less than three months after voters rejected a ballot measure to legalize certain natural psychedelic substances and introduce therapeutic care, legislators have filed 10 bills at the start of this legislative session hoping to push the cause forward.


Christopher J. Donelan announces retirement as Franklin County sheriff
01-07-2025 9:03 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — There’s about to be a new sheriff in town.Christopher J. Donelan has announced he will retire at the end of the month, ending a 14-year tenure that saw the Franklin County Jail and House of Correction transform from a typical facility...


Construction on senior housing project in Athol to begin early 2025
12-05-2024 12:56 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Renovations to turn the former Riverbend and Bigelow schools into mixed-income/senior housing are slated to begin in early 2025.Representatives of Fitchburg-based NewVue Communities met with the Selectboard Tuesday night to provide an update...


Push for Rent Control Board renewed in Athol
11-28-2024 1:01 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Al Dernalowicz, president of the Millers Woods/Riverbend Homeowners Association, went before the Nov. 19 Selectboard meeting in an attempt to revive the stalled effort to establish a Rent Control Board to oversee the manufactured housing...


A Page from North Quabbin History: Learning about the schoolhouse
10-23-2024 2:34 PM

By Carla CharterVisitors to the Petersham Historical Society on Oct. 26 from noon-4 p.m. will have the opportunity to see what education was like during the days of one-room schoolhouses. The society is located at 10 North Main St.It was decided to...


State House clean energy talks fizzle amid finger-pointing
08-02-2024 7:35 PM

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — The chances of the House and Senate reaching a stoppage time deal on clean energy permitting and other climate-related policies are slim, negotiators from both sides said shortly after midnight as the sniping and finger-pointing began.“I was...


Veterans bill approval emerges during overnight State House session
08-01-2024 2:25 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE and CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON – Lawmakers approved a compromise veterans service bill Thursday morning after deploying a rarely used legislative technique to fix apparent errors in the accord they initially filed.The House voted just before 5:45 a.m. to accept a sweeping...


Senate making late push for overdose prevention centers
07-29-2024 4:05 PM

By ALISON KUZNITZ

Massachusetts cities and towns would be authorized to open overdose prevention centers, under a bill the Senate plans to take up on Tuesday.The legislation’s supporters say the sites could be a powerful way to crack down on the devastating impacts of...


Mass. House approves standards for dog kennels
07-28-2024 5:00 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Representatives went five for five on approval of animal safety and treatment bills Thursday, mounting a late-session push for greater dog kennel oversight and a ban on the use of certain exotic mammals in traveling shows.The House approved the bills,...


PFAS bill to address firefighter turnout gear ruled ‘beyond the scope’ of health care bill
07-24-2024 5:00 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON – Top Senate Democrats ruled that policies with majority support meant to target the toxic and cancer-causing chemicals known as PFAS were outside the scope of a major health care bill that the chamber passed last week, before making a...


Subdivision site in Athol to be examined for historical significance
07-19-2024 2:51 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The first installment of a public hearing for a proposed eight-lot subdivision off of Pleasant Street and Victoria Avenue was held during Wednesday’s meeting of the Board of Planning and Community Development.Chris Stoddard of Stoddard...


Mass Senate to bring forward $2.8 billion economic development bill
07-09-2024 5:00 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE

The Senate will dig into a massive economic development package Thursday after top Democrats on Monday morning released their own vision for how Massachusetts should pursue job and economic growth opportunities.The Senate’s bill (S 2856) authorizes...


A Page From North Quabbin History: The Full Moon Coffeehouse
07-01-2024 2:28 PM

By Carla CharterThe Full Moon Coffeehouse, located in Wendell Town Hall, has been a staple in Wendell and the surrounding North Quabbin towns for 38 years, and along the way has become the longest-running coffeehouse in New England.“The coffeehouse is...


‘We’ve never been this close’ on aid in dying bill, Comerford says
06-25-2024 5:00 PM

By Colin A. Young

After years of working to pass legislation that would give certain terminally ill patients the legal option to end their lives with a doctor’s prescription, state Sen. Jo Comerford is as optimistic as she’s ever been about the chances of a bill...


HERO Act ‘monumental’ for veterans, but one expert says it falls short on housing
06-25-2024 2:49 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

A leading veterans agent in the region says an expansive bill soon to become law designed to improve the lives of Massachusetts veterans is “monumental” for its expanded inclusion efforts, benefits, and health care provisions, but the measure fails to...


Legislators discussing ways to curb sale of Illegal hemp-based products
06-18-2024 11:40 AM

By ALEXA LEWIS

A statewide proliferation in recent years of intoxicating, illegal hemp-based products — gummies, energy shot-like drink bottles and seltzers, to name a few — has raised concern among state officials and the cannabis sector alike.While these products...


A Page from North Quabbin History: Finding the school stones
06-07-2024 2:00 PM

By Carla Charter“It is important to remember the beginnings of our educational system,” said Barbara Hanno, vice president of the Petersham Historical Society. In that spirit, Hanno is creating a booklet documenting the 13 markers of the town’s...


Carol Doucette of Royalston receives $15,000 from Publishers Clearing House
04-17-2024 5:10 PM

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – The Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol went to Royalston on Wednesday and, in what PCH Representative Howie Guja said was a first, was unable to make it the front door of the $15,000 winner.As the Prize Patrol made its way to the Stone...

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