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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Geraldine M Manning, 76, of Jennison Road, Wendell, died October 12th, after a lengthy battle with dementia. Geraldine Marie Manning was born on January 9, 1949, in So ...

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 ...

ORANGE, MA – Melody B. (Bassingthwaite) Bourque, 72, of East River Street, died late Friday night, October 10, 2025 at Athol Hospital. Born in Holden on August 5, 1953, she was the daughter of the ...

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 ...