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By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – Billy Goat Boats might remain at the Orange Riverfront Park after the former town administrator took responsibility for a leasing issue that forced the recent eviction of the family-run watercraft rental business.The company, which is owned...

By DOMENIC POLI and CHRIS LARABEE

Towns across Franklin County are starting to adopt flag policies after being approached by an anti-abortion group wanting to fly its banner on public grounds.The Pro Life Legal Defense Fund Inc. emailed towns and cities across the state late last...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Town officials are looking to include short-term rentals in the local zoning bylaws though without burdening people who rely on income from stays at their properties.  Walker Powell, the community development director, explained to...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – The dilapidated structure known as the White Drum, which has housed numerous restaurants at 46 West Orange Road over the past nearly 90 years is no more, having been demolished earlier this month.The storied building was torn down by Don...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ORANGE — With speeches, poems and songs, the community gathered at Fisher Hill Elementary School on Saturday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new building and the learning that will happen within its walls. “As we cut this...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Firefighters have to remove and bag their gear at a fire scene before bringing it to the secondary Fire Station on Mill Yard Road, the only one with the proper cleaning equipment. But construction of the public safety complex proposed for 574...

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 DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Retired Lt. Col. Glenn Scott noticed a few snafus in one of Ralph C. Mahar Regional School’s Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps demonstrations on Thursday. But that’s not uncommon for a program barely 2½ months old.“I think it went...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Members of Orange American Legion Post 172 have voted to rename the organization after a deceased comrade, and the decision now goes to the national headquarters for final approval.Donald J. Hurtle held membership for at least 50 years before...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ORANGE — Authorities say a 59-year-old man from Orange was found dead on a Tully Mountain hiking trail on Wednesday morning. No foul play is suspected, according to Northwestern District Attorney’s Office spokesperson Laurie Loisel. The investigation...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — It is not unheard of for a library to host an event so authors can read their work to the public and answer questions. But those writers typically don’t have homework and bedtimes.Emma Barrett, 11, and Belley Barrett, 8, recently published...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – A group of North Quabbin women have worked their fingers to the bone to help the Ukrainian people stand up for their country.The Dragonfly Sock Knitters joined forces with a Pennsylvania knitting group to craft roughly 190 pairs of wool socks...

By GREG VINE

ORANGE – The annual contest to find the best baker in North Quabbin is set to take place.Cupcake Wars, now in its sixth year, will be held on Sunday, Oct. 22, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Orange American Legion, 40 Daniel Shays Highway in Orange. Run by...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Representatives from an architectural, engineering and construction firm remotely attended the latest Selectboard meeting to explain the options for creating a public safety building that would consolidate the town’s police and fire...

'By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — An Orange man who lied about how his girlfriend got shot in their bedroom will spend the next 3½ to 5½ years in state prison after changing his plea in Franklin County Superior Court on Monday afternoon.Conan J. Gentile, 52, pleaded...

By JULIAN MENDOZA, BELLA LEVAVI, MARY BYRNE and MAX BOWEN

Gill Elementary School and Petersham Center School have emerged as two of the state’s 66 strongest-performing schools relative to MCAS test taking, while 10 others in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region have been classified as “requiring...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ORANGE — Muddy fields didn’t stop thousands of visitors from coating their boots with a layer of mud and celebrating agriculture, sustainability and art during the 25th annual North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival this weekend. Organizers spoke to...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Roughly 30 residents turned out to Town Hall this week to hear the municipality’s three proposals regarding future uses for the former Butterfield School.Over the past year, Orange has worked closely with SSV Architects, a Boston-based firm...