LaMar Cook, the deputy director of Gov. Maura Healey’s western Massachusetts office and a former director of Hotel UMass, was arrested Tuesday on charges of cocaine trafficking after police seized 8 ...

The Community Food Pantry at Athol High School has seen an increase in clients due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, which could result in the loss of SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans, ...

The ongoing federal government shutdown has caused an influx of people to head to local food pantries, as 42 million Americans, including 1.1 million Massachusetts residents, will lose access to SNAP ...

The Athol Public Library hosted its second Zombie Barbies event on Oct. 22, giving local teens a chance to tap into their creativity by transforming dolls into undead creations using paint, glue and ...

Thorp, 84, of White Pond Road, died Saturday evening, October 25, 2025 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Born in Holden on July 8, 1941, sh ...

At a Special Town Meeting, Orange residents ratified a decision made eight years ago to increase Selectboard membership from three to five, and also approved an article to move the Annual Town Meeting ...

He once claimed he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it. He said he could grab women by the genitals and ...

Approximately 70 people spent the evening of Oct. 19 touring Royalston Center Cemetery, where, using flashlights, they read gravestones and visited people portraying several Royalston residents ...

Veronica E. Mikulskis Athol, MA - It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts we share that our beloved sister, Veronica E. Mikulskis passed away peacefully on October 22nd, 2025 at Heywood Hospital, ...

More than 1,500 people of all ages attended Thursday’s Athol Royalston Community Night Out at Athol High School, which featured the annual Trick or Trunk competition. The event saw nearly 50 community ...

Bar-Way Farm in Deerfield was named the 2025 Massachusetts Dairy Farm of the Year for its quality milk production, pasture and herd management, and sustainable environmental practices, including an ...

Fisher Hill Elementary School in Orange has installed a solar array, battery energy storage system, and outdoor classroom, funded by grants from the Green Communities program, MVP program, and ...