Towns await legislative approval for Great River Regional School District voting format

Charlemont resident takes top prize in Beals Poetry contest

WINCHENDON – C. Desirée “Fin” Finley of Charlemont took first place for her poem “dear landlord” at the seventh annual Beals Prize for Poetry awards ceremony. Janet Bowdan of Northampton took second place for “Collapsing Woman,” while Claire Keyes of Marblehead took third for “Icarus on the Empire State Building.” The ceremony was held on […]

Phillipston Town Meeting to decide school budget shortfall

PHILLIPSTON – A Special Town Meeting being held Wednesday night will offer two options to cover a shortfall in the town’s share of the Narragansett Regional School District budget. The STM will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in the Phillipston Memorial Building. There are only two articles on the warrant, both […]

Mike Roche named Massachusetts Hunter Education Instructor of the Year

ORANGE – After 50 years of teaching hunter education with more than 3,000 students, longtime conservationist Michael Roche has received the Massachusetts Hunter Education Instructor of the Year Award. The International Hunter Education Association named Roche the state’s Instructor of the Year in June at its annual conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Because Roche was not […]

Former Orange cereal factory site could be parking lot, park or a combination

At a recent Selectboard meeting, officials discussed various development options for the former cereal factory site in Orange, including potential plans for a public park, a parking lot or a combination.

My Turn: The Donald Trump of my dreams

In case you don’t remember, last year I wrote about a couple of dreams I had with Donald Trump in them. Well, it just happened again, and this is how it went: At 7 a.m., my phone rings, and it’s Donald Trump. “Russell, this is Donald Trump, your president, and I have something important to […]