The Supreme Judicial Court has expressed interest in resolving the long-running dispute between Attorney General Andrea Campbell and Auditor Diana DiZoglio over an attempted audit of the Legislature, ...

Overview: Phillipston Police Department has welcomed Ziva, a 4-year-old bloodhound, as its newest K-9 officer. Ziva is trained as a comfort dog and in "mantrailing," a K-9 discipline where dogs are ...

The Public Works Director of Athol has announced that a number of roads will be resurfaced after Memorial Day, resulting in detours and delays, with a total cost of $900,000 for the neighborhood ...

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 to Gov.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst has launched a long-range, phased plan to modernize housing on campus, including building new dormitories before others are replaced or renovated, GAZETTE FILE ...

With a 4-1 win over Pioneer Valley Regional, the Frontier Regional baseball team won its fifth league championship under coach Chris Williams on Wednesday. Frontier finished (15-3, 10-2) tied for ...

Orange, MA – It is with heartfelt sorrow that we announce the passing of Louise Marie Hamel, fondly known to many as “Weezie”, on May 8, 2026. Born on June 27, 1963, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, ...

Sunday, July 6 2:10 a.m. – Caller on 911 reporting her upstairs neighbor is making noise pacing back and forth. Spoke with male subject in that apartment, he was advised of the complaint. Tuesday, ...

Thanks Don for $4.80 a gallon for gas prices. Thanks for a war (costing taxpayers $1 billion a day) that you started all by yourself. Thanks for hiding the Epstein files because guilt is obvious.

John Smiarowski, his son Christian Smiarowski and his nephew Teddy Smiarowski III bundle asparagus for sales at their farm in Hatfield. Credit: PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo Sign up for the Athol Daily ...

In Gavin De Becker’s 1997 book “The Gift of Fear,” the author describes seven techniques that human predators use to get access to their prospective victims. One of these is called “forced teaming.” ...

A study by the Eos Foundation found that Massachusetts' high-poverty schools could reach an additional 303,000 students with breakfast in the classroom, boosting learning and reducing hunger. If ...