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.

Construction is underway on the new Veterans Home in Holyoke, which will be one of the largest projects in western ...

Two brothers from Sheffield, Massachusetts were released from Israeli custody and sent to Jordan after being detained for ...

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 ...

Franklin County schools experienced a drop in MCAS scores this year, with results continuing to fall below pre-pandemic learning levels for most schools.

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 ...

Two years after the Hamas attack on Israel, a commemorative service was held in Amherst to remember the victims and call for ...

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 ...

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 ...