Senate unanimously approves bill to lift farms

Production issue results in no papers being delivered on Oct. 9

Due to a production issue this morning, we were unable to mail today’s Athol Daily News. The paper will be delivered tomorrow with the Saturday edition. We apologize for the inconvenience. Your home delivery subscription includes access to the e-edition of the paper. You may log in and read the paper at www.atholdailynews.com.

Orange police chief seeks bylaw to curb encampments on town-owned land

The Orange Selectboard approved a request for Police Chief James Sullivan to draft a bylaw regarding encampments on town-owned land to address issues with homeless individuals camping in public spaces.

Proposed school district merger rejected by voters

Voters narrowly rejected a proposal to merge the Pioneer Valley, Gill-Montague and Warwick school districts into the Great River Regional School District on Tuesday.

Main Street project in Athol to begin Tuesday

ATHOL – Resurfacing of Main Street will get underway next Tuesday, according to an announcement from the town of Athol. The entire project will stretch from the intersection of Main Street and Raymond Place near the Millers River Bridge to Athol High School and will be funded by the state Department of Transportation, which is […]

Sportsman’s Corner: Buy a calendar to support the Petersham Gun Club’s youth shooting team

The Petersham Gun Club has announced that it will be sponsoring a youth shooting team to help young people get involved in the shooting sports and there is an ongoing fundraiser to raise money to support this effort. You can help by purchasing a calendar. The calendars are a fundraiser sponsored by the MidwayUSA Foundation. […]