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By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM – The nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to increasing public awareness and appreciation of the Quabbin Reservoir and watershed is soliciting donations to help restore a stone arch bridge erected the year after the Civil War ended.

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — The citizens group that formed in 2023 in opposition to a now-withdrawn proposal for a 105-megawatt battery storage facility has started a crowdfunding campaign to defray legal costs for the town, which is appealing the state attorney general’s rejection of a battery energy storage bylaw.

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL – Cleanup has begun at the site of a freight train derailment that sent 15 railroad cars carrying non-hazardous merchandise off the track Tuesday afternoon.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

WENDELL — No injuries were reported after a freight train carrying merchandise derailed in Wendell Tuesday afternoon, knocking 15 railroad cars off the track, according to Wendell Fire Chief Joe Cuneo.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN and EMILEE KLEIN

With two cases of bird flu having been confirmed at the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus, local health officials are issuing advisories and at least one Franklin County farm is taking measures to protect its poultry.

By DOMENIC POLI

Editor’s note: To mark the start of a new year, the Athol Daily News is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their communities in 2025.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

WENDELL — The Selectboard plans to appeal the state attorney general’s recent rejection of the town’s battery energy storage bylaw.During a Dec. 18 executive session, the Selectboard opted to contract with Springfield-based law firm Doherty Wallace...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — Recent receipt of $25,000 as part of the state’s fiscal year 2025 budget is driving renovations forward at the 466 Wendell Depot Road site slated to become a historical museum and gift shop. Wendell Historical Society President Ed Hines...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — The citizens group that formed last year in opposition to a now-withdrawn proposal for a 105-megawatt battery storage facility held a virtual forum this week to shed light on local permitting and the role of municipal power in the wake of...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — A battery energy storage bylaw that voters overwhelmingly approved in May has been rejected by the state Attorney General’s Office for failing to comply with procedural safeguards embedded into state zoning laws.Wendell residents voted 100...

By DOMENIC POLI

Joshua Jay Dostis, better known locally as the politically charged jester Waffles T. Clown, died on Nov. 9. He was 83.Friends in Franklin County are mourning the loss of the New York City transplant and longtime New Salem resident who spent his final...

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 MADISON SCHOFIELD

Although Boston meteorologist Dan Leonard beat out nearly 9,000 registered treasure hunters to locate a 24-karat gold statue valued at $26,725 in the Wendell State Forest, it was ultimately a dark-horse treasure hunter who cracked the code to the...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – Trying to please a snobby, cynical restaurant critic might seem like a daunting task. But how about 1,200 growing children?That’s the daily reality for Katrina Bressani, the new food service director for the Ralph C. Mahar Regional and Union...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — New Leaf Energy has nixed the controversial battery storage facility it had proposed for 68 Wendell Depot Road, and members of a local citizens’ committee formed in opposition to the project are ready to celebrate.No Assault & Batteries...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Continued staffing challenges for small-town fire departments that depend on on-call and volunteer firefighters to respond to emergencies is prompting officials in Shutesbury, Leverett, Wendell and New Salem to examine ways to potentially...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — A Lowell-based developer of renewable energy and energy storage projects has pulled the plug on a controversial facility proposed for 68 Wendell Depot Road, citing changes in the interconnection process and the state Legislature’s failure to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WENDELL — After a 3,000-mile journey east, a World War II memorial honoring 36 Wendell veterans has finally returned home.In a ceremony Wednesday afternoon, town officials, residents and veterans gathered as Wendell unveiled the recently refurbished...

By Carla CharterThe Full Moon Coffeehouse, located in Wendell Town Hall, has been a staple in Wendell and the surrounding North Quabbin towns for 38 years, and along the way has become the longest-running coffeehouse in New England.“The coffeehouse is...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Moments before state Sen. Jo Comerford’s Town Hall event at Greenfield Community College on Monday, members of a citizens group that was formed last year in opposition to a proposed battery storage facility in Wendell handed the state...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

WENDELL — Evan Stoos, a 34-year-old man from Wendell, was killed in a motorcycle crash Monday afternoon.According to Leverett Police Chief Scott Minckler, the Harley-Davidson motorcyclist, later identified as Stoos, and the driver of a Chevrolet...