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By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – The Finance Committee Thursday night reviewed the FY25 budget proposed by the town’s Selectboard and offered a couple of changes.The committee held off on making a recommendation on a proposed $75,411 Proposition 2 ½ override to fund the...

By MAX BOWEN

ERVING — Following a report of a threat that involved an Erving Elementary School student, parents questioned the School Committee on Tuesday about what can be done in light of concerns over the administration’s response.According to a joint statement...

By GREG VINE

PHILLIPSTON – Police Chief Kevin Dodge recently announced his intention to retire from a post he has held for more than a decade, and the Selectboard is reviewing the options for hiring his successor.The chief’s current salary is just under $85,000...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – The Selectboard will meet with the town’s Finance Committee Thursday night in hopes of determining the best way to provide at least one full-time officer to the police department in the year ahead.At their meeting Tuesday night, the...

Athol Police LogsMarch 27 – April 10Wednesday, March 272:11 p.m. - Report of a two-car motor vehicle accident on Roosevelt Avenue between a 2021 Chevy Traverse and a 2018 Hyundai Kona.2:43 p.m. - Male party into the lobby stating he was almost...

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON — Massachusetts State Police have begun implementing a program to improve interactions with people on the autism spectrum, building upon legislation that won Senate approval in January and remains before a House committee.Participating drivers...

ATHOL POLICE LOGSTuesday, March 126:45 p.m. - Male party into the lobby regarding a shop vac he lent to someone and they are refusing to give it back. Party was advised of his options. Attempted to contact involved party, negative contact, a voicemail...

Thursday, Feb. 112:27 p.m. - Motor vehicle stop for marked lanes violation on Daniel Shays Highway resulted in arrest of Che-Bon J. Lovato, 48, for trafficking in cocaine 18 grams or more, less than 36 grams.Sunday, Feb. 411:06 p.m. - Reporting party...

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON — Public Safety and Security Secretary Terrence Reidy warned lawmakers this week that big cities and small towns face a “major issue” with recruiting new candidates for law enforcement jobs and said he’s worried about the future of public...

ATHOL POLICE LOGSFeb. 29 - March 8Thursday Feb. 293:49 p.m. - Caller from Lindsay Lane would like to speak to an officer about someone possibly living in their back yard.Friday, March 111:59 a.m. - Two-car motor vehicle accident at South Main Street...

Monday Feb. 1912:03 a.m. - Welfare check requested on Crescent Street. Caller reporting someone sitting on the bridge. No contact with anyone matching the description of person on bridge.12:52 a.m. - Business/building check on Daniel Shays Highway....

Sunday, Feb. 44:06 p.m.—Caller reported an erratic vehicle failing to stay within the lanes on South Athol Road. The caller reported the vehicle then turned onto Morton but was gone when police arrived.Monday, Feb. 53:50 p.m.—One person was...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The town’s Capital Program Committee last Thursday managed to trim departmental requests for just over $1.6 million in capital expenditures down to $824,000—the amount available in the FY25 capital budget.The Police Department got everything...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – The town has reached an agreement for assistance from the Massachusetts State Police, but a new plan will needed soon, according to officials.In the most recent edition of “The Royalston Community Newsletter,” Royalston Police Chief Curtis...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL — Two men from Athol and Needham and a woman from Weymouth were arrested Monday in Boston’s Downtown Crossing on several drug-related charges, according to police.At around 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26, the Boston Police Department’s A-1 (Downtown)...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – At its meeting on Tuesday, the Selectboard approved a letter to the Massachusetts State Police formally asking for help in meeting the law enforcement needs of the community.Board Vice-Chair Deb D’Amico explained that she and Royalston...

By DOMENIC POLI

With their training complete in advance of this month’s deadline, local EMTs and paramedics now have the skills to provide medical treatment and transport of police K-9s injured in the line of duty under a new state law.Nero’s Law, which has been...

By Max Bowen

ATHOL—A bomb threat e-mailed to Athol Hospital on Thursday morning has been determined to not be a credible threat, according to Athol Police.Police from Athol and Gardner responded to a report of the threat on Thursday at 8:08 a.m., police said in a...

By GREG VINE

PHILLIPSTON — Officials from Phillipston and Templeton are planning to meet with representatives of the State 911 Department to see if an accord can be reached to renew the Regional Emergency Communications Center (RECC) agreement between the two...

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 MAX BOWEN

PETERSHAM — The Petersham Police are seeking the public’s help with an investigation into a larceny from a home earlier this week.In a statement, Police Chief Peter Buck said that the larceny occurred at a residence on North Main Street. The...