New Athol Police officer sworn in

Voters to decide whether to allow homes on smaller lots statewide in Question 7

Voters will decide on Ballot Question 7 this November, which seeks to establish a statewide minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet for single-family homes in certain residentially zoned areas.

Born of tragedy: New eight-story, $465M Veterans Home opens in Holyoke

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and other officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new, 234-bed Veterans Home in Holyoke on Thursday.

North Quabbin Notes: Oct. 29, 2026

Trick-or-Treat in Phillipston PHILLIPSTON – Phillipston Trick-or-Treat hours will be Saturday, Oct. 31, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Halloween in Petersham PETERSHAM – There is a lot to do in Petersham this Halloween. There will be a library event from 4 to 6 p.m.; Trick-or-Treating will be 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.; The Fire […]

Sportsman's Corner: Best week of the year

The Silverado headed down Route 89 after crossing Lake Champlain on the ferry from Ellenburg, New York, late Sunday afternoon. Tessie was sound asleep in the passenger’s seat after three days of hunting. Last Friday was day 14 after her surgery for Pyometra. We may have jumped the gun on Wednesday and Thursday with a […]

Western Mass. towns push back on state solar siting rules at Shutesbury forum

SHUTESBURY — When five solar projects were proposed that could have cleared some 29,000 trees from 190 acres in Shutesbury, town officials were left on their own to cover the costs of the Land Court litigation that followed. Planning Board member Jeff Weston said the town got “no help from anyone” at the state level […]