Request for redevelopment proposals for former paper mill in Erving being released Sept. 9

PHOTOS: New academic year underway at Greenfield High School

Discover the essential principles of a balanced lifestyle, focusing on nutrition, exercise, and mental well-being to cultivate lasting health and vitality in your daily routine.

Greenfield holding fundraiser to help seniors, residents with disabilities pay back taxes

Greenfield's Elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund Committee is scheduled to hold a fundraiser at The LAVA Center on Sept. 27 to support its initiative of helping qualifying Greenfield residents pay back taxes.

Mahar to host meals program for senior citizens, planning preschool service

The Ralph C. Mahar Regional School district is launching a Senior Dining Club for local residents ages 60 and older while also planning a new preschool partnership with the Athol Area YMCA and enforcing a new student cellphone ban.

Faith Matters: Third places: Why the church needs to be more than a Sunday stop

For much of American history, community happened in places that were neither home nor work. Sociologist Ray Oldenburg called these gathering spots “third places.” They included diners, barbershops, coffeehouses, libraries, local parks and community halls. These were informal spaces where people could linger, talk with neighbors, see familiar faces and build relationships without needing a […]

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Amid outcry, common sense creeps in

Good morning! The Frontier School Committee probably has enough college degrees to wallpaper the superintendent’s office, but smarts can’t beat common sense. In June the committee voted 7-2 against relocating a plaque that memorializes Greg Belanger to a more visible location under a new scoreboard. Belanger graduated from Frontier in 1998 and was killed by a […]