Top Democrats and digital and LGBTQ+ advocacy groups are debating the House's social media regulation bill, which they say would take away resources from LGBTQ+ youth and require invasive age ...

Sixty-one voters gathered at Erving Elementary School on Wednesday, where they passed all 34 articles during Annual Town Meeting, including the $1.1 million expansion of Center Cemetery and $1 million ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

This spring’s Mother’s Day is over, but few know its origin story. The flame of its spirit needs to linger. This is a holiday meant to propel us forward in a positive direction that continues long ...

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, ...

PHILLIPSTON – Over an acre of brush and woods near Baldwin Hill Road was burned in a second-alarm brush fire reported Monday afternoon. The fire was reported just before 5 p.m. on Monday at 320 ...

BOSTON – Representatives unanimously added more than $8 million in public safety spending as they began the second day of debate on a fiscal year 2027 budget plan, and rejected a Republican bid to ...

Members of the National Alumnae Association of Spelman College gathered at Silver Lake Cemetery in Athol on April 25 to celebrate the founders of Spelman College, Harriet E. Giles and Sophia B.

Olivia Lemay of the Greenfield softball team delivers a pitch against Hopkins Academy, Monday in Greenfield. Credit: ADAM HARGRAVES / Staff Photo Sign up for the Athol Daily News' morning newsletter ...