A ‘win’ for children: Senate approves child welfare overhaul championed by Comerford

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 […]

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 […]

Meta settlement brings Mass. millions, new limits for teens

BOSTON — Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced Wednesday that she and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general reached a $17.1 billion settlement with Meta — including a guarantee of approximately $366 million for Massachusetts — to resolve claims the social media giant created and ran its platforms in a way that harmed young people and violated state […]

‘This year is going to be the best’: Frontier, Mahar students start school year

Students at Frontier Regional School and Ralph C. Mahar Regional School returned for the start of the 2026-2027 academic year on Wednesday.

In 16th annual farm tour, state and federal officials look to ‘continue full-throttle support’ for agriculture

Congressman Jim McGovern toured various agricultural sites in Hampshire and Franklin counties on Wednesday to discuss the needs of local farmers and the importance of legislative support for the regional food system.