Erving Selectboard takes up dormant topic of town branding

‘We carry on and we persevere’: North Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival continues through nor’easter

Despite a nor'easter causing power outages, the 28th annual North Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival proceeded in Orange with music, art and themed culinary offerings.

Residents speak against skate park in Athol

ATHOL – At the meeting of the Select Board nine residents of the Lincoln Avenue neighborhood signed up to speak against the idea of a skate park in the area. Jonathan Strauss of Miami, who builds skate parks, joined the Sept. 22 meeting virtually to support the proposal. “I’ve built 65 parks and every time […]

Charlemont resident takes top prize in Beals Poetry contest

WINCHENDON – C. Desirée “Fin” Finley of Charlemont took first place for her poem “dear landlord” at the seventh annual Beals Prize for Poetry awards ceremony. Janet Bowdan of Northampton took second place for “Collapsing Woman,” while Claire Keyes of Marblehead took third for “Icarus on the Empire State Building.” The ceremony was held on […]

Phillipston Town Meeting to decide school budget shortfall

PHILLIPSTON – A Special Town Meeting being held Wednesday night will offer two options to cover a shortfall in the town’s share of the Narragansett Regional School District budget. The STM will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in the Phillipston Memorial Building. There are only two articles on the warrant, both […]

Mike Roche named Massachusetts Hunter Education Instructor of the Year

ORANGE – After 50 years of teaching hunter education with more than 3,000 students, longtime conservationist Michael Roche has received the Massachusetts Hunter Education Instructor of the Year Award. The International Hunter Education Association named Roche the state’s Instructor of the Year in June at its annual conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Because Roche was not […]