Orange funds full $5.2M Mahar assessment in Special Town Meeting

Sept. 11 ceremony in Athol asks that people remember the first responders

ATHOL – Athol American Legion Post Chaplain Peter Newman said he was preparing to go for a walk with a friend on Sept. 11, 2001, when they saw the news on the television. “We were thunderstruck,” he said. “We never got off our seats the whole day; we were there all day long. Forget about […]

Petersham Art Center hosts new group exhibition

PETERSHAM – The Petersham Art Center will present a new group show featuring the recent works of a painter and two potters. All are invited to join the artists for an opening reception of “Flow and Form: Mosaics, Paintings, & Pottery by Katie Switzer Walsh, Dianne Dolan, and Sevim Kadi” on Sunday, Sept. 13, from […]

Wendell’s Diemand Farm celebrating 90th anniversary with festivities

Diemand Farm in Wendell is scheduled to host a celebration on Saturday, Sept. 12, to mark its 90th anniversary and thank the community for nine decades of support.

Susannah Whipps seeks reelection to 2nd Franklin District seat

ATHOL – State Rep. Susannah Whipps is seeking another term representing the 2nd Franklin District and will appear on the Nov. 3 general election ballot as an unenrolled candidate. Whipps, a seventh-generation Athol resident, has served in the Massachusetts House since 2015. Before joining the Legislature, she served nine years on the Athol Selectboard. She […]

H.S. Roundup: Pioneer girls soccer defeats Franklin Tech in Bi-County match up

NORTHFIELD — Kathleen Pillsbury registered her first win as coach of the Pioneer Valley Regional girls soccer team after the Panthers defeated Franklin Tech, 3-0, on Thursday afternoon. “I thought it was a really good showing for our first game,” Pillsbury said. “Everybody contributed. Everybody played and everybody got in. We saw some places where […]