With new superintendent at the helm, Greenfield schools prepare to welcome back students

Greenfield's Newton School welcomes new principal ahead of academic year

New Newton School Principal Kristen Heath expressed excitement about her new role, and outlined goals to support teachers and improve student attendance.

Football: Franklin Tech saddles up for another run at league title

The Franklin Tech football team has the numbers and the position players to make another run at an Intercounty North league championship this season. The Eagles have one uncertainty in their offensive and defensive line. Some stalwarts graduated, leaving a group who has something to prove this season. “We are going to go as far […]

AOTV advocates for community media funding at State House

ATHOL – Representatives from Athol Orange Community Television and three other regional community media stations traveled to the State House last month to advocate for legislation that would create a new funding source for public access media as cable revenues decline. AOTV joined Greenfield Community Television, Templeton Community Television and Frontier Community Access Television for […]

Fit to Play with Jim Johnson: Old-school football

In a recent radio interview the announcer suggested that I am “old school.” I think it was related to a comment I made about how everyone sits in their cars, waiting for their hamburgers or coffee — too much sitting. I suspect everyone my age has a little old school in them and most are […]

Guest columnist Ben Grosscup: I’m going to Cuba to get a new Alzheimer’s drug for my mom

My dad took this image of my mom and me in June 2026, days before my mother received an early-stage dementia diagnosis, likely Alzheimer’s disease. I’ve always expected grief and devastation for families after this diagnosis. The drugs available in the U.S. don’t halt, let alone reverse, progression of this degenerative neurological illness. But my research […]