Sportsman's Corner: Surplus antlerless permit process a snap

Community Canvas returns to Athol with End of Summer Festival

ATHOL – The End of Summer Festival, which will feature the Community Canvas art program, will be held this coming Saturday. Sponsored by the Polus Center for Social and Economic Development and Athol Credit Union [ACU], the festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Wills Terrace, 478 […]

Pioneer Valley forestland: 1,200-plus acres across six towns permanently conserved

AMHERST — More than 1,200 acres of forestland throughout the region, including over 200 acres in Pelham, Westhampton and Williamsburg, are being donated to the Kestrel and Mount Grace land trusts for permanent conservation by an affiliate of The Lyme Timber Company. The timberland properties are on 12 parcels that Lyme bought from W.D. Cowls […]

Ribbon cut for Mill Brook Crossing in Athol

ATHOL – Local and state officials cut the ribbon to Mill Brook Crossing, formerly Lord Pond Plaza, the final step in a project that began in 2020. The event marked the completion of the years-long, $3 million effort to transform the center’s parking lot from six acres of moisture-impervious, heat-reflecting blacktop into “a greener, safer, […]

Source to Sea Cleanup celebrates 30 years

Organizers of the 30th annual Source to Sea Cleanup say more than 120 volunteer groups have signed up to remove waste from the Connecticut River watershed during the event scheduled for Sept. 18 and 19. The Green River Cleanup is slated for the following weekend.

H.S. Roundup: Athol boys soccer triumphs over Mohawk

BUCKLAND — The Mohawk Trail Regional boys soccer team held a brief lead, but eventually lost to Athol, 3-1, on Wednesday afternoon. It was the first lead of the season for the revamped varsity program. “We are moving the ball better,” Mohawk coach Jake Thurber said. “We are playing with a little more confidence, which […]