New Athol Area YMCA food pantry to open Monday

Athol Police Logs, Aug. 2-16

Sunday, Aug. 2 10:49 a.m. Party reported someone in the area attempting to sell products and wanting to come inside the home. 11:10 a.m. Report of parties burning trash outside on Estabrook Street. 2:04 p.m. Party into the station to speak to an officer regarding text messages for unpaid tolls believed to be fraud.   Wednesday, Aug. 5 8:39 […]

Don’t mail it now, Galvin tells voters as primary turnout climbs

BOSTON — Massachusetts will see higher turnout in Tuesday’s primary elections than it did in 2022, Secretary of State William Galvin predicted Thursday while urging voters who have not yet returned their mail-in ballots to avoid putting them in the mail and instead vote in person or use a drop box. Speaking at a press conference […]

Greenfield, Erving mosquitos latest to test positive for West Nile virus

Public health officials have warned residents to take precautions after West Nile virus was detected in mosquitoes across five Franklin County towns.

Sportsman's Corner: Weather predictors

“Old-Timers” would predict the seasons using many different things in the natural world. Animal behavior, plants, insects (most famously the Wooly Bear Caterpillar), and when the leaves changed were just some of the observations used to predict the weather and what to expect from wildlife as a result. A wider middle brown band on the […]

Athol Congregational Church supports fire truck charity

On Saturday, Aug. 22, the members of the Athol Congregational Church put on a ham and bean supper in support of the Athol Orange Rotary Club’s project to donate a fully-equipped fire truck to a less fortunate community in Mexico. This spring, Rotary members and other community advocates came up with a plan to honor […]