Wendell’s Diemand Farm celebrating 90th anniversary with festivities

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 […]

Homicide suspect shot and killed by law enforcement in Erving, State Police say

A homicide suspect was fatally shot by law enforcement at the French King Restaurant & Motel in Erving on Wednesday night during an investigation.

Winchendon resident expands Sept. 11 remembrance effort for 25th anniversary

WINCHENDON – Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Winchendon resident James Pelletier is expanding his longtime remembrance effort, with public-access television stations across Massachusetts set to broadcast a recording of the names of the 2,977 victims. Stations serving Athol and Orange, Ashburnham and Westminster, Dracut, Fall River, Fitchburg, Gardner, Greenfield, Hubbardston, Leominster, Lunenburg, […]