Sept. 11 ceremony in Athol asks that people remember the first responders

Petersham Art Center hosts new group exhibition

PETERSHAM – The Petersham Art Center will present a new group show featuring the recent works of a painter and two potters. All are invited to join the artists for an opening reception of “Flow and Form: Mosaics, Paintings, & Pottery by Katie Switzer Walsh, Dianne Dolan, and Sevim Kadi” on Sunday, Sept. 13, from […]

Wendell’s Diemand Farm celebrating 90th anniversary with festivities

Diemand Farm in Wendell is scheduled to host a celebration on Saturday, Sept. 12, to mark its 90th anniversary and thank the community for nine decades of support.

Susannah Whipps seeks reelection to 2nd Franklin District seat

ATHOL – State Rep. Susannah Whipps is seeking another term representing the 2nd Franklin District and will appear on the Nov. 3 general election ballot as an unenrolled candidate. Whipps, a seventh-generation Athol resident, has served in the Massachusetts House since 2015. Before joining the Legislature, she served nine years on the Athol Selectboard. She […]

H.S. Roundup: Pioneer girls soccer defeats Franklin Tech in Bi-County match up

NORTHFIELD — Kathleen Pillsbury registered her first win as coach of the Pioneer Valley Regional girls soccer team after the Panthers defeated Franklin Tech, 3-0, on Thursday afternoon. “I thought it was a really good showing for our first game,” Pillsbury said. “Everybody contributed. Everybody played and everybody got in. We saw some places where […]

Field hockey preview: Local teams gear up for a new season

The Frontier Regional field hockey team made two championship games last season but couldn’t bring any hardware back to South Deerfield. The Redhawks retained a lot of weaponry with plenty of playoff experience. Frontier should find itself with the same types of opportunities this season. Mohawk wants to qualify for the state tournament for the first time in nearly a decade. Franklin Tech made it all the way to the Western Mass. Class C championship game last season and returns enough talent to make another run in the postseason. Greenfield qualified for the state tournament last season but retains a very […]