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By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – The Select Board reviewed options to have the Town Hall elevator, which was rendered inoperable during a series of storms on July 16, back up and running.The elevator was knocked out when lightning struck Town Hall, and while the building...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL – The storms of last week which knocked out power to hundreds may be fading into memory, but some lingering effects remain.At the Athol Public Library, the building’s elevator has been out of commission since staff came in last Wednesday...

By MAX BOWEN

Powerful storms hit the western Mass area Tuesday evening, leaving hundreds of homes without power into Wednesday afternoon, according to National Grid.According to Torry Dooley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Boston office,...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL – With the help of a $106,800 grant from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust, the town will soon have updated digital maps of its stormwater collection system.The grant is among $75,748,203 in low-interest loans and grants for 15 communities and...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The Lake Ellis Watershed Management Partnership Wednesday endorsed Planning and Development Director Eric Smith’s proposal to seek a $200,000 grant to address stormwater runoff entering the lake.The competitive Section 319 grants are funded by...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Steps are being taken to reduce the amount of stormwater runoff that makes its way into Lake Ellis.Planning and Development Director Eric Smith told members of the Lake Ellis Watershed Management Partnership that the town plans to apply for a...

By MADDIE FABIAN

In July 2021, heavy rainfall caused a beaver dam to burst, leading to the collapse of a 20-foot-long portion of East Street in Belchertown and causing property damage to nearly half a dozen homes.While the beavers faced the brunt of the blame,...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — As the second winter storm in four days was bearing down on North Quabbin Sunday evening, the town’s Department of Public Works was out in force, repeating steps taken the previous Thursday to prepare for the first round of snow, sleet, and...