GAAMHA opens new Athol facility for women with substance use, mental health disorders

03-29-2024 5:00 PM

ATHOL — Seeking to address a lack of resources for women battling with substance abuse and mental health disorders, Gardner-based GAAMHA has opened a new facility in Athol called Sunrise Ridge.The 32-bed residential treatment facility — which opened...


Planning underway for fifth annual Athol Green Clean

03-29-2024 4:42 PM

ATHOL – Earth Day is just around the corner and that means the fifth annual Green Clean Athol event is close at hand.The community cleanup effort is scheduled for Saturday, April 20, with the 54th annual observance of Earth Day to follow on Monday,...


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Keeping Score: Play ball, indeed
03-29-2024 3:53 PM

Good morning!The New York Mets broke training camp this week but left their newest free agent J.D. Martinez behind at Clover Park in St. Lucie West to get ready for the Braves series a week from Monday.Clover Park is the stadium’s fifth name change....

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Bill Lafley: The problems of drug smuggling
03-29-2024 4:16 PM

Several opinion writers on these pages are concerned about the migrants crossing the border in southern states and many mention a fear of drug smugglers. In 2017 our family spent a week with a family in Guatemala. One night at dinner the father, a...

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Monday Feb. 1912:03 a.m. - Welfare check requested on Crescent Street. Caller reporting someone sitting on the bridge. No contact with anyone matching the description of person on bridge.12:52 a.m. - Business/building check on Daniel Shays Highway....

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Obit photo for Hiroko Domina Hiroko Domina

Athol, MA - With a heart filled with love and sadness, we announce the passing of Hiroko Domina, a beacon of unyielding strength and affection, on March 23, 2024, surrounded by her loving f... remainder of obit for Hiroko Domina

Obit photo for Annette L. Barrows Annette L. Barrows

Annette L. (Leger) Barrows ORANGE, MA - Annette L. Barrows, 92, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. She was born May 10, 1931 in Fitchburg, MA to Joseph A. Leg... remainder of obit for Annette L. Barrows

Obit photo for David R. Chapman David R. Chapman

ORANGE, MA - David Reynolds Chapman, 70, of Orange, MA, passed away on March 25, 2024, after complications from a fall last August. Born on October 23, 1953, he was predeceased by his belov... remainder of obit for David R. Chapman

Obit photo for Donna Jean Maroni Brand Donna Jean Maroni Brand

Lagrange, GA - Donna Jean Maroni Brand, age 65, of LaGrange, GA passed away at WellStar West Georgia Hospice on March 17th, 2024. She was born in Athol, Massachusetts on January 28th, 1959,... remainder of obit for Donna Jean Maroni Brand

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