Kyla St. Louis of Ky’s Krafts poses next to her vendor booth at the Red Apple Farm’s Blueberry Jamboree on Sunday, July 19. HANNAH MORIN / For the Athol Daily News ...

Athol officials are considering the demolition of a vacant 1930s building at 465 Main St., following concerns over its structural integrity. Building Inspector Bob Legare warned the Select Board that ...

BOSTON — New England’s energy grid has contended with its “most challenging operating conditions since the winter of 2017/2018” over the last two weeks, but officials at ISO New England said they ...

BOSTON — Amid widespread fear across the country over federal immigration law enforcement activities, legislation aimed at providing new protections for immigrants in Massachusetts got one step closer ...

Seth Kelly has been named the new CEO of the Athol Area YMCA. He has previously worked as grants administrator at the YMCA and community conservation program manager with the Mount Grace Land Trust.

GRANBY — The smoke blown in from the Canadian wildfires cleared just in time for local farmers and state officials to celebrate a significant milestone in the popular nutrition incentive program known ...

ATHOL, MA – James A. Canning II, 89, formerly of Twitchell Street, died Wednesday morning, July 8, 2026 at Gardner Rehabilitation and Healthcare. Born in Orange on June 16, 1937, he was the son of ...

Food security advocates are seeking supplemental funding for Massachusetts DTA caseworkers after the state approved a $122 million budget for FY27.

Select Board and Athol Royalston School Committee member Mitch Grosky reads a portion of the Declaration of Independence at a ceremony recognizing the 250th anniversary of the Declaration’s signing.

Community colleges are most often viewed through the lens of degrees, workforce training and transfer programs. Those missions are essential. But at Greenfield Community College, our mission also ...

Among the spending allocations in the $63.4 billion fiscal year 2027 state budget, legislators representing Franklin County and the North Quabbin region secured $1.28 million to support the work of ...

Monica Samano, a person with disabilities from Easthampton, speaks about her experiences at "Meeting the Moment: A Community Conversation and Resource Fair" at the Northampton Senior Center on Tuesday ...