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By MAX BOWEN

ORANGE — One older adult has died and a second remains hospitalized as a result of injuries sustained in a three-alarm house fire at 99 West River St. on Wednesday night.Authorities have deemed the home a total loss and all four residents have been...

By CHRIS LARABEE

ORANGE — A 76-year-old Princeton man died Thursday morning after the truck he was driving veered off Tully Road and crashed into a tree, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.The crash, which occurred near the intersection with...

By Greg Vine

ATHOL – Nine Athol students were recognized on Saturday for their role in adding a touch of art to the former Riverbend School.Plans call for Riverbend and the nearby former Ellen Bigelow School to be transformed over the next few years into 54 units...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE — With many multi-generational family farms harvesting timber but only 2% of the wood harvested being used in the local economy, Massachusetts has a long way to go to bolster the timber industry, according to local business representatives...

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 Greg Vine

PETERSHAM – The Fire Department will soon have a new vehicle on the road.According to Petersham Fire Chief Bob Legare, a refurbished tanker truck with a price tag of approximately $40,000 has been purchased from Bulldog Fire Apparatus of Hopkinton....

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Following a delay due to an inability to meet its quorum, the Fall Town Meeting was held on Oct. 23, with all 12 articles voted on in short order.The lengthiest discussion for those 115 voters in attendance was on amendments to five of the 11...

By DOMENIC POLI

Artificial intelligence is changing the phone scam game. But, experts say, the rules are the same.“I think we would always be wary when we pick up the phone when we don’t know who is calling,” said Anita Wilson, director of the Consumer Protection...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — Writers, artists and comic book fans of all ages gathered on Saturday at Athol Public Library and Town Hall for the second annual Comic Book Fest.The event was coordinated by Emily Boughton, young adult library technician at Athol Public...

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON — Arts and culture institutions that want to make their programs more accessible for people with disabilities, but are hamstrung by a lack of financial resources called on state lawmakers Tuesday to create a grant program to address the funding...

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 MADDIE FABIAN

WASHINGTON — After a historic week in Washington, D.C. involving a near government shutdown and the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, both western Massachusetts representatives in the U.S. House criticized the former speaker and the Republican...

By Carla CharterJames F. Gilman was an itinerant artist who traveled all over New England, including the Athol, Orange, New Salem, Gardner and Barre area as well as the lost towns of the Quabbin—Dana, Enfield, Greenwich and Prescott. Gilman’s...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – The Massachusetts Peace Statue in the center of Memorial Park is getting some work done, thanks to a matching state grant paying for its professional conservation.Also known by the words engraved on its bronze plaque, “It Shall Not Be Again”...

Twenty years ago, Barbara Hanno began photographing gravestones in Petersham for the Cemetery Commission files, a project that is ongoing today.Hanno said she began the project as ”I became charmed by the light reflections on old stones. One minute...

By GREG VINE

PETERSHAM — Dozens of residents of Petersham and surrounding communities gathered on the common on Saturday morning to pay tribute to a man who, after 50 years of service, has retired from the Fire Department.Impressively, Dana Robinson served the...

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

WARWICK — Construction continues on the Fire Station on Orange Road, with plumbing, insulation, and energy-efficient electricity and heating on the horizon.Janice and Steve Kurkoski, who both serve on the Buildings and Energy Committee, updated the...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL—As renovation work on the former Riverbend School continues, Athol students are adding an artistic flair of their own.Over the past several days, students from Athol-Royalston Middle School worked with volunteers from NewVue Communities to paint...

By GREG VINE

PETERSHAM – A milestone anniversary for Earthlands and the University of the Wild will also mark an important occasion for its founder.On Sunday, Aug. 27, a 30th anniversary ceremony will be held for the Petersham-based environmental organization,...

By MAX BOWEN

ORANGE — Grab your butterbeer and rev up your Nimbus 2000, because the four-day Return to Hogwarts is set to turn downtown Orange into a magical experience.The “Harry Potter”-themed event marks the titular character’s birthday on July 31 and will...