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 — Amid widespread fear across the country over federal immigration law enforcement activities, legislation aimed at providing new protections for immigrants in Massachusetts got one step closer ...

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 ...

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 ...

Greenfield resident Michael Nix is bringing a decades-long career that has taken him around the world to the Wendell Meetinghouse for an upcoming artist residency. The 72-year-old musician will ...

GREENFIELD — An Idaho woman who pleaded guilty on Monday to her role in defrauding Orange out of $68,000 is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday, May 29. Jennifer Grasmick, 52, appeared remotely in ...

AMHERST — Continued planning for west-east rail development, a commitment to stable Chapter 90 road funding for cities and towns, and money for improvements to unpaved roads and undersized culverts ...

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 ...

ORANGE, MA – Wayne Dominick Duda, 75, of Orange, Massachusetts, died Monday morning, June 15, 2026, at his home following a period of declining health. Wayne was born on April 14, 1951, in Brattleboro ...

The Quabbin Reservoir is 18 miles long and has a surface area of 24,529 acres, which is equivalent to almost 500 Boston Commons laid side-by-side, or about 80% of the land area of Boston. This photo ...

ORANGE — The Orange Police Department recently took to social media to share information about a pair of incidents involving alleged thefts this month. Two Fitchburg men face criminal charges, with ...