Members of Village Neighbors, a group that helps older residents live independently at home as long as possible, socialize at New Salem Preserves while drinking cider and taking in the views recently.

A network outage that closed the emergency department and impacted other systems at Heywood Hospital and Athol Hospital since Sunday has been determined to be a “cybersecurity incident,” the company ...

Seth Moulton, a 46-year-old Congressman from Salem, has announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate, challenging 79-year-old Ed Markey in the Democratic primary and arguing that Massachusetts needs a ...

At a recent Selectboard meeting, Athol Fire Chief Jeff Parker introduced Eric Jack as the department’s new deputy chief. Jack was sworn in by Town Clerk Nancy Burnham shortly before the start of the ...

The Big Random, with Athol Town Manager Shaun Suhoski on keyboard, plays during the Winchendon Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 11. PHOTO BY GREG VINE ...

Governor Maura Healey has ordered the Department of Public Utilities to review all gas and electric bill charges to reduce or eliminate any that do not provide a benefit to ratepayers, in an effort to ...

The Franklin County Technical School recently toured the new Aviation Maintenance Technology building, which was funded by a $4.2 million state grant and features a 12,000-square-foot hangar, avionics ...

PETERSHAM – Former Selectboard member Nancy Allen, 66, will be in Gardner District Court on Tuesday, Oct. 21, for a hearing on a charge of permitting injury to an elder. The case stems from a March ...

Mary Kenney PETERSHAM, MA - Mary Kenney, age 77, a native of Petersham, died quietly in her sleep on October 13, 2025 at Alliance Health in Baldwinville. She was born in Ware on June 17, 1948, the ...

Massachusetts cities and towns are facing a financial crisis due to increasing costs, stagnant state aid and limits on taxation, according to a new report from the Massachusetts Municipal Association.

ROYALSTON—Author Allen Young of Royalston has released his 15th book, “From the Octagon/people•places•news•views,” a compilation of his previously published vignettes, accounts, and opinion pieces ...