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By GREG VINE

REGION – While lines didn’t stretch out the doors of area polling places in the North Quabbin area, voter traffic – according to area poll workers – was steady on Tuesday.On Monday, Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin predicted a record...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Royalston Community School fifth and sixth graders visited Town Hall Tuesday morning for a lesson in civics.Town Clerk Barbara Richardson and poll workers arranged to have the students participate in an election all their own. The...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Town Clerk Nancy Burnham met with Athol’s Selectboard at its meeting Tuesday to remind board members and the public that early voting for the Nov. 5 general election begins this weekend.“Beginning the Saturday, October 19,” said Burnham, “this...

By GREG VINE

Congressman Jim McGovern is wrapping up his 14th term in the U.S. House but after nearly 26 years representing the 2nd Congressional District, said he hasn’t tired of the job.McGovern, 64, the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, described it...

By GREG VINE

Cornelius Shea is quick to admit that his campaign to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern this Nov. 5 would be considered a long shot.Shea, a 20-year Marine Corps veteran, is running as an Independent, though he assisted his father on a number of...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Voters from around Franklin County and the North Quabbin will hit the polls in droves on Election Day, Nov. 5, but for those who want to avoid the crowds, every community in the region is offering early voting hours, with the earliest opportunity for...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Mark Thompson was victorious in a three-way race to fill a spot on Royalston’s Selectboard.In a special election held on Tuesday, Thompson – who also serves on the town’s Planning Board – garnered 162 votes, while former board members...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL – Voter turnout for the primary election held at Athol Town Hall on Tuesday was similar to the rest of the state, with 11% of registered voters taking part, though many did so ahead of time.Town Clerk Nancy Burnham said that the most of the...

By GREG VINE

PETERSHAM – Voters at Monday’s Annual Town Meeting determined that the required 10% quorum to conduct business was just a bit too stringent.Residents who showed up for the 7 p.m. start time ended up on their cell phones, reaching out to friends,...

By GREG VINE

PHILLIPSTON –In her first foray into local politics, Nicole Gough won Monday’s Town Election to fill a one-year term on the Selectboard, besting Earl Sweat, a member of the Board of AssessorsGough won by only 26 votes, earing 123 votes to Sweat’s 97....

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Jason Savoy, a 1999 graduate of Athol High School, is one of two people running for a one-year term on the Athol-Royalston Regional School Committee in next Monday’s annual Town Election. Savoy is seeking to fill the vacancy created by the...

By GREG VINE

PETERSHAM – While there won’t be any heated contests or controversial ballot questions, Monday’s annual Town Election in Petersham does feature two political newcomers seeking office for the first time. Joshua Cayea is the sole candidate for a...

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PETERSHAM — Nomination papers for the Annual Town Election, to be held on March 18, 2024, are now available. They may be obtained at the Town Clerk or Selectmen’s office until Monday, Jan. 29, at 5 p.m., and must be returned by Jan. 29, 5 p.m. The...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Whether it was the rain or the MLB playoffs that kept people at home, no one knows, but the annual Fall Town Meeting, scheduled to take place this past Monday night, failed to attract the number of voters required under the Town Charter.As a...

By Max Bowen

Peter Durant has bested challenger Bruce Chester to claim the Republican nomination for the Senate seat formerly held by Anne Gobi in a special election.Durant, the state representative for the 6th Worcester District, will now face Gardner state Rep....