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By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Justice Center celebrated the future of law by welcoming middle and high school students from across the county for an inside look at the judicial system on Thursday morning.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — An Athol man will spend the next five to seven years in state prison after being found guilty of charges related to child abuse.

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL – Eric Powell of Athol is to be sentenced in Franklin County Superior Court Friday on five charges, including indecent assault and battery on a child, according to court records.

By GREG VINE

GARDNER – A 49-year-old Winchendon man facing child pornography and firearms charges made a brief appearance Tuesday morning in Winchendon District Court.

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Two men were arrested Sunday afternoon after gunshots were fired as a result of “severe recklessness,” according to the Orange Police Department.

By GREG VINE

WINCHENDON – A Winchendon man arrested Wednesday and charged with possession and dissemination of child pornography and two counts of improper storage of a firearm has been released on bail.

ATHOL – A Franklin Superior Court Judge on Wednesday sentenced a man to serve 4 to 4 1⁄2 years in state prison in connection with the 2023 rape of a child in Athol, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

KEENE, N.H. — Two defendants were held without bail Wednesday afternoon on a variety of charges, including human trafficking, in connection with the death of Justina Steffy, the 31-year-old New Hampshire woman whose body was found in Warwick in October after she went missing weeks earlier.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

WARWICK — Police in Keene, New Hampshire, have arrested two individuals on a variety of charges, including human trafficking, in connection with the death of Justina Steffy, the 31-year-old New Hampshire woman whose body was found in Warwick in October after she went missing weeks earlier.

By DOMENIC POLI

Two area residents are among the roughly 1,500 people pardoned by President Donald Trump for their actions during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

By ZICHANG LIU

For decades, Massachusetts’s adoption procedures have been a catalyst for happy endings for families across the state, including out-of-state birth parents who just want their child to be smoothly transferred to a new, welcoming home.However, within...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

Changing Lives Though Literature, an alternative sentencing option that offers those on probation reduced sentences upon completion of a 10-week literature program, is inspiring many of its graduates to pursue higher education.The program aims to...

By SAM DRYSDALE

The state’s emergency assistance shelter system cannot insist that families provide third-party verification of certain information – like proof of their family ties or whether at least one of them is a Massachusetts resident – before immediately...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

ORANGE — Three women who suffered serious injuries after being hit by a fallen tree in Orange in August are suing a property owner for negligence, arguing that he neglected to remove the “decaying” tree.According to Orange Police Chief James Sullivan,...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Wendell man who was convicted five years ago of violently ending his girlfriend’s life in 2017 will not get the chance to have the alleged murder weapon tested for evidence, a Franklin County Superior Court judge ruled on...

By DOMENIC POLI

A new Franklin County clerk of courts will take the oath of office in January and barring some miraculous write-in campaign, that person will be Benjamin Simanski.The first assistant clerk magistrate for the past 11 years, Simanski is running...

By DOMENIC POLI

WORCESTER — The MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center’s executive director is being sued by a former co-worker, alleging she has lost out on consulting contracts because of damaging information spread by her ex-colleague.Maura Geary is the first...

GREENFIELD — Judge Jane Mulqueen set bail at $50,000 for an Orange man facing a dozen child rape charges in Franklin County Superior Court.Jakob Malcolm-O’Malley, 19, has pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of rape of child in a case that has been...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — An Athol man was sentenced to five to seven years in prison on Thursday after changing his plea on eight charges related to child sexual abuse.Timothy M. Erikson, 47, appeared in Franklin County Superior Court to plead guilty to five...

Staff Report

WINCHENDON – Peter Baldini of Winchendon has been arraigned on charges related to an alleged assault with a knife and machete, according to Winchendon Police.In a statement issued on Monday, Sept. 30, police responded to the area of 17 Brooks Road...

By GREG VINE

WINCHENDON – Treasurer/Collector Paul Redmond has been fired following an investigation into the alleged theft of funds from Town Hall.According to an announcement posted to the town website, officials were made aware of the alleged theft on Sept....