Athol Police sergeant chosen as next chief

Royalston Music Festival opens summer shows

ROYALSTON – Sitting under tents or relaxing in the shade at Bullock Park Sunday afternoon, around 100 people attended the first of two installments of the Royalston Music Festival. The festival, which is sponsored by the Royalston Cultural Council, was started 22 years ago by residents Phil Leger and Jim Bennett. According to Leger, it […]

'You can't ask for a better person': Erving community honors Annabelle Lucas with pollinator garden

Annabelle Lucas was honored for her dedication to the Erving Public Library with the planting of a pollinator garden, filled with native plants, in her memory.

Comerford backs Senate energy affordability bill with $14B in projected savings

A sweeping energy affordability package that cleared the state Senate earlier this month would save Bay Staters $14 billion over 10 years amid increasing energy costs by altering utility programs while maintaining the Mass Save Program. However, lawmakers still have work to do before utility and energy savings would be seen on monthly bills. The […]

Lieutenant governor gets inside look at Franklin County food system

Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll visited the Western Massachusetts Food Processing Center and Clarkdale Fruit Farms to see how state investments in local food systems are benefiting the region, and to emphasize the importance of agriculture to the state's economy.

Playground at Fish Park in Athol nears completion

ATHOL – The town’s Department of Public Works are putting the finishing touches on a brand new playground at Fish Park. The playground, which is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), was installed by Site Specifics, located in Rochester. DPW Director Paul Raskevitz said that the company has done a lot of […]