ATHOL – The Athol Public Library has received a grant through the Massachusetts Broadband Institute’s Connected and Online Program that provided 150 laptops and tablet computers to help Massachusetts ...

ASHFIELD Robert Walker and Mary L. Walker sold to Kyle Walker and Colleen Walker, 892 West Road. $350,000. ATHOL Kirsten E. Wollam sold to Peter Currie, 315 Chase ...

BOSTON — Public higher education campuses around Massachusetts are on the verge of what boosters call the most significant capital investment in nearly two decades following the Senate’s passage of a ...

BOSTON — The Senate has approved legislation to boost animal safety and equity for pet owners. Senators voted 38-0 to pass the bill, S. 3014, which bans the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in ...

BOSTON — Farmworkers are hoping lawmakers will advance legislation that raises their pay almost 50% to match the state minimum wage and grants them overtime. Meanwhile, there’s resistance to the ...

MONTAGUE — As a result of the new admissions process involving a lottery system at Franklin County Technical School, the district intends to hire a fifth special education instructor as it will see a ...

Athol, MA – Rita M. Besseck, 95, of Athol, MA, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 11, 2026 after a brief illness. She was born on December 2, 1930 in Athol to Mary (Vangritis) and Frank ...

Phillipston, MA – Russell Sedgwick born May 19, 1969, has passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family. He had a long battle with lung cancer for the 3rd time in life. He is a 1988 ...

BOSTON — The Six Town Regionalization Planning Board made its case for special legislation that would allow Gill, Northfield, Bernardston, Leyden and Warwick residents to join Montague in voting at ...

GREENFIELD — $2.67 at Dunkin’. $3.99 at CVS. $12.84 at Fenway Park. These are some transactions on procurement cards and Inmate Benefit Fund debit cards used by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office ...

BOSTON — It wasn’t until the Senate passed a sweeping child welfare bill Friday that Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, realized a seven-and-a-half-year effort had finally reached the finish line. The ...

ERVING — Annabelle Lucas planted the seed of friendship, leadership, generosity and compassion in the Erving community. Now, those seeds are blossoming in the form of a shaded pollinator garden at the ...