My Turn: Autocracy and apathy

Football: Young talent rising for Athol

The Athol football team moves into a new campaign with a young roster and some lower-than-expected numbers this season. Of the 25 players signed up to play football, the Bears have two seniors on the roster. That doesn’t mean there is a lack of talent on the team. “We have a lot of talented younger […]

Bulletin Board: Maeve Barry of Whately shining at Monadnock Motor Speedway

The No. 51 car at the Monadnock Motor Speedway in Winchester, New Hampshire contains an 11-year-old racing fanatic from Whately who’s been around racing almost her whole life. Throughout the 2026 season at Monadnock, Maeve Barry’s resume contains 13 top five finishes. Barry drives in the Young Guns races every Saturday. Of the 13 top […]

Turners Falls seniors celebrate last first day with senior sunrise

Twenty-five members of the Turners Falls High School Class of 2027 gathered early on Thursday morning to participate in a senior sunrise tradition intended to foster class unity before the start of the new school year.

Business Briefs: Aug. 28, 2026

UMassFive welcomes new community engagement pro HADLEY — UMassFive College Credit Union has hired Kelley Jewell as its community engagement coordinator. This newly created position reflects UMassFive’s continued investment in community engagement and expands the credit union’s ability to deliver financial wellness programs, strengthen community partnerships and support volunteer efforts throughout the Valley. In this […]

Real Estate Transactions: Aug. 28, 2026

ATHOL Albert Cappucci and Christine Cappucci to Cappucci Family Trust and Christine A. Cappucci, Farnsworth Street, Lot 80. $1. Albert Cappucci and Christine Cappucci to Cappucci Family Trust and Christine A. Cappucci, Farnsworth Street, Lot 81. $1. Anthony J. Mazzaferro to Ayodeji Okorafor, 74 Perry Road. $590,000. 212 South LLC to Altagrace Fortune and Renee […]