170 boats compete in 61st annual Athol River Rat Race

An Amherst man’s quest to become the world’s biggest Ant-Man fan?

NORTHAMPTON — “Hi. My name is Aaron Damon-Rush and I’m attempting to set a Guinness World record.” Thus, a young Amherst man publicly states his case. Damon-Rush, 26, aims to set a record for the most memorabilia related to Ant-Man and the Wasp. OK, of all the costume-clad superheroes of Marvel Comics fame, the diminutive […]

Athol Town Meeting to vote on budget, liquor licenses, and road repairs

The Annual Town Meeting in Athol will decide on a revised budget, two requests for additional liquor licenses, and a bylaw revision around private road repairs. The proposed FY27 budget of just over $21.5 million includes layoffs of 4.5 town employees and the elimination of summer beach and recreation programs. The budget will include the first of a two-phased plan to eliminate a $1.7 million deficit over the next two fiscal years. The meeting will also vote on two separate requests for additional liquor licenses and a bylaw revision around private road repairs.

Green Ribbon award in hand, Warwick Community School celebrates a delayed Earth Day

Warwick Community School celebrated Earth Day with a radio transmitter hunt, a Green Ribbon award ceremony, and an Earth Day plant sale to raise money for a new playground and nature discovery yard.

Hampshire College warns it lacks funds to complete student teach-out

AMHERST — Hampshire College’s ability to handle the required teach-out of students who remain on campus this summer and fall, ensuring they will complete their degrees, could be impacted by a lack of financial resources to do this work, President Jennifer Chrisler wrote in a letter to the campus Saturday. In the letter, Chrisler told […]

Idaho woman’s sentence in Orange fraud case continued for two years

Jennifer Grasmick pleaded guilty to one count of larceny over $1,200 for her role in defrauding Orange out of $68,000 and was sentenced to have her case continued without a finding for two years, meaning she will remain free unless she is arrested on a separate charge within the next 24 months.