Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin has announced his intention to seek a record ninth term in office, citing concerns over President Trump's handling of elections and the census. Galvin, ...

Darien D. BrousseauAthol, MA - Darien D. Brousseau, 52, passed away on January 25, 2026. Born on May 10, 1973, in Greenfield, MA, Darien spent most of his life in Athol, Massachusetts. He was known ...

The Massachusetts Community College Council has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the Board of Higher Education for altering labor negotiation practices, which the council believes is an ...

Jarrett Mouseau, a 30-year veteran of the Athol Police Department, was officially sworn in as its new chief at Town Hall on ...

NEW SALEM, MA – Elizabeth “Betty” Jean (Hozempa) Johnson, 75 of New Salem, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on February 5, 2026, after a period of declining health. Betty was born on February 26, ...

ATHOL – Town Manager Shaun Suhoski received glowing reviews in his last job evaluation from the town’s Selectboard at a recent meeting. Based on a grading system of one to five, with five being the ...

This column was supposed to be written about a fun day of ice fishing this past Wednesday. My brother Chris had been talking to me about getting out on the ice for a while, but the conditions had ...

Business is taking off at the Orange Municipal Airport, where certified flight instructor John Gorgoglione has opened JEDAIR ...

Friends and family members of Christian Walker, the 17-year-old Franklin County Technical School student from Orange who was fatally shot in Keene last summer, rallied outside the Keene Police Station ...

FERC has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Turners Falls Dam and Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Station, authorizing the relicensing of the two FirstLight Hydro Generating ...

Kenneth Johnson, 63, was found guilty of 10 charges related to the sexual abuse of a minor, including two counts of ...