As the holiday season comes to a close the Athol Woman’s Club would like to extend its thanks and gratitude for the donations ...

The Secretary of State's Office is working to certify ballot questions for the 2026 election, which include eliminating political party primaries, permitting collective bargaining for employees of the ...

Community Action Pioneer Valley and Greenfield Community College will use a $925,000 grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to expand the workforce of local weatherization technicians and ...

Carsten Couture, a 17-year-old student from Franklin County Technical School, was awarded a $180,000 scholarship from the United States Marine Corps to help cover his educational costs at The Citadel ...

Kevin McGuirkFitzwilliam, NH - Kevin McGuirk, 69, had his final Irish exit at his home in Fitzwilliam, NH, on December 20, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones. He is survived by his wife, Melissa ...

Four years after Northampton musician Charlie Braun was killed by a driver distracted by a FaceTime call, a bill proposed by ...

The 2025 Baystate Franklin Medical Center Community Health Needs Assessment identified people experiencing homelessness as a ...

The 57th Annual Christmas Bird Count in Athol identified 6,500 individual birds across 56 species, including a new species of duck, and a flock of 30 evening grosbeaks, which had not been seen in the ...

J. Shepardson (née Loverro) passed away December 19, 2025. She was born in Athol on February 12, 1951, to Dominic and Margaret Loverro. Peggy was predeceased b ...

Nursing vacancies in Massachusetts have decreased, with one in every 10 roles now vacant compared to one in every six roles during the post-pandemic years. However, nurses have reported that working ...