Declaration of Independence reading held in Athol

My Turn: Hiring managers must rethink roles for Gen Z

As I sit down to write, my email inbox has just received two new job rejections. Since graduating from Bryn Mawr College with a dual degree in English and history this past May, I have been on the hunt for a post-grad job, hitting the two-month mark while on a visit back to western Massachusetts. […]

Residents air PILOT program frustrations at Greenfield listening session

Residents of Franklin and Hampshire counties participated in a listening session hosted by the Commission on PILOT for State-Owned Land to express concerns regarding the equity of the state's compensation formula for municipalities holding large amounts of state-owned property.

Columnist Daniel Cantor Yalowitz: Honoring the chaos and goodness of ‘not knowing’

I recently took a few weeks away from all my local and further-afield goings-on to experience a genuine risk-taking expedition that involved extending myself physically, mentally, and emotionally. I engaged in eight days of strenuous hiking where the only “trails” meant following my wife’s GPS with a good chance that there might not be any […]

State legislators celebrate budget wins for Franklin County, North Quabbin

Gov. Maura Healey signed a $63.4 billion state budget for the 2027 fiscal year that allocates more than $1.28 million to various organizations and projects across Franklin County and the North Quabbin.

Beals Prize for Poetry submissions now being accepted

WINCHENDON – The Beals Memorial Library is seeking poets to submit one original, unpublished poem for the seventh annual Beals Prize for Poetry competition. Ten poets will be selected by a panel of judges to read their poems aloud at the Beals Memorial Library on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 24, with three finalists being […]