Bill would allow Chapter 61A exception for renewable energy at farms
Athol Royalston recognizes Students of the Month
Sportsman's Corner: Catch and release turkey hunting
Massachusetts bill bans cooperation with federal health care investigations
Free jail calls stressing sheriffs’ budgets, staff
State senators organize Trump defense: Comerford a leader on Response 2025 initiative
Athol School Committee reviews budget proposal
ATHOL – A review of the proposed budget for the Athol Royalston Regional School District on Wednesday shows that a few changes could have significant impacts.
AG pledges to help fight opioid crisis in visit to Greenfield
GREENFIELD — Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell promised local officials during a visit to Greenfield on Tuesday that she intends to prioritize efforts to curb the opioid crisis in Massachusetts amid cuts and freezing of federal funding.
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Massachusetts health benefits agency running out of money
Catholic Charities loses funding for refugee programs, shifting focus under new leader
Athol School Committee reviews budget proposal
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Speaking of Nature: Cute as a killdeer: The killdeer have just arrived and are busy setting up territories
North Quabbin Notes, April 20
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Athol, Royalston receive Rural Development grants
Peter Durant pledges decision on governor bid ‘relatively shortly’
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Sports
UMass football: Minutemen cap successful camp with annual Spring Game at McGuirk
AMHERST — Late in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s UMass football spring game, Team Maroon worked the ball inside the Team White 10-yard line trailing 17-10. Team Maroon quarterback Grant Jordan received a shotgun snap from the 4-yard line, faked the ball to his running back and scrambled right.
HS Roundup: Frontier girls tennis wins fourth in a row following 4-1 victory over Lee
Youth seasons getting underway as Greenfield Minor League Baseball opening day parade kicks off Saturday
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: A Monday trip to Sortino Field
UMass football: Minutemen wrap up spring practice, turn focus to Spring Game SaturdayOpinion
Kim George: A heartfelt thank you to our amazing volunteers
We cannot express enough gratitude for our volunteers’ incredible work for Pioneer Valley Hospice & Palliative Care. Their passion, dedication, and unwavering commitment to our cause have left a lasting impact, and we feel truly fortunate to have them as members of our team.
Jeremy Williams: Welcome, brothers and sisters
Guest columnist Ben Grosscup: Anti-Trump resistance can’t be ‘hands off’ on militarism
My Turn: Don’t be afraid
Columnist Jon Huer: How dirty is our money? Very dirty
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An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Police Logs
Athol Police Logs, March 1 – March 17, 2025
12:40 a.m. - Party over 911 stating he believes his wife has an infection in her mouth and is in a lot of pain. When reporting party was advised dispatch would be sending an ambulance, he declined.
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Arts & Life
Fascinated by the seemingly infinite uses of eggs: Creamed eggs are an easy and delicious post-Easter nursery food
The headlines last week were dire. Egg prices had reached an all-time high, just in time for Easter.
From corsets to Spanx: Historic Deerfield opens the season with ‘Body by Design: Fashionable Silhouettes from the Ideal to the Real,’ May 3
Bach and better than ever: UMass Amherst biennial Bach Fest returns April 25-27 with a multitude of concerts and symposia
Squarely a good time: There’s a resurgence of square dancing in the hilltowns
Practical skills and spiritual nourishment: Seeds of Solidarity Farm and Education Center offers workshopsObituaries
Dale A. Berry
Greenfield, MA - Dale A. Berry, 82 passed on February 27th 2025 of an illness at Baystate Franklin hospital. Born in Lyndonville, Vermont on September 25th 1942 to Maynard and Arlene (Jesseman) Berry. He was one of 11 brothers and siste... remainder of obit for Dale A. Berry
Barbara A. Bacigalupo-Sawicki
ERVING, MA - Barbara A. Bacigalupo-Sawicki, 57, of North Street, died early Thursday morning, April 10, 2025 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Montague on May 13, 1967, she was the daughter of Daniel E. and Minnie E... remainder of obit for Barbara A. Bacigalupo-Sawicki
Irene A. Cullen
Templeton, MA - Irene Annie (Pietrowsky) Cullen, went home to be with the Lord on March 29, 2025, at Alliance Health at Baldwinville, in Templeton, MA. Irene was born on May 14, 1932, in Athol, MA to Walter and Mary (Szymcik) Pietrowsky... remainder of obit for Irene A. Cullen
Cicely M. Sawin
TURNERS FALLS, MA - Cicely M. Sawin, 48, of J Street, died on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield following an illness. Born in Greenfield on February 13, 1977, she was the daughter of Larry and Sharon (... remainder of obit for Cicely M. Sawin
