PHOTOS: That festive feeling in Athol

SJC ruling sends solar proposal for Petersham back for review

PETERSHAM – The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in July that the Petersham Zoning Board of Appeals improperly denied a special permit for a proposed solar and battery storage project, sending the application back to the town for further review. The project, proposed by Sunpin Energy Services, would include clearing trees from about 14.3 acres […]

Dolly Parton’s legacy drives 75 new local enrollments for Imagination Library

Following the death of Dolly Parton on August 25, the Imagination Library program coordinated by New Salem Academy saw 75 new enrollments among children in nine Massachusetts communities.

Erving, Athol celebrate state, federal funds for housing development

State Housing Secretary Juana Matias announced $14.7 million in state and federal funding for the Evergreen Circle housing project in Erving, which will provide 18 senior apartments and eight multigenerational townhouses.

UMass researchers land $1.3M grant to study possible second internal body clock tied to memory

AMHERST —For a decade, University of Massachusetts researchers Margaret Stratton and Eric Strieter have been locked in a friendly rivalry over whose protein is more important. Stratton champions a memory-related enzyme called calcium-dependent protein kinase II (CaMK II), while Strieter favors a family of regulatory proteins called ubiquitin. The debate took a turn when Johnathon […]

UMass football: Focus moves to Sacred Heart

AMHERST — After sending shockwaves through the college football landscape with a stunning upset of Rutgers, the UMass football team directs its full attention to the home opener against FCS opponent Sacred Heart on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Some things have changed on campus with classes starting and thousands of students arriving on campus. The […]