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New faces on town Athol, Royalston boards
‘Whole campus’ approach: UMass working to help six students whose visas, status were revoked
Two dogs, three cats killed in Orange fire
FRCOG hosts discussion on advocacy efforts to support children, caregivers
Five UMass Amherst students have visas, student status revoked
A flash point over gun control: Can Massachusetts’ strict firearms law survive the 2026 ballot?
North Quabbin Notes, April 4
Athol, Royalston town elections set for Monday
Will early start on Beacon Hill bode well for aid in dying bill?
PHOTOS: Paddles’ tour around North Quabbin
In recent weeks, Paddles, the Athol Lions River Rat Race Mascot, visited a number of locations in the North Quabbin in preparation for the annual race, including many event’s sponsors.
Cost hikes prove challenge for Athol municipal budget
ATHOL – At the Selectboard meeting of Tuesday, April 1, Town Manager Shaun Suhoski provided the board, the Finance and Warrant Advisory Committee, and the Capital Program Committee with a picture of the budget difficulties he’s dealing with.
Athol, Royalston receive Rural Development grants
Peter Durant pledges decision on governor bid ‘relatively shortly’
Feds target UMass over charges of antisemitism on campus
McGovern calls on voters to resist federal cuts to food servicesSports
HS Roundup: Frontier boys volleyball falls to West Side, continues to navigate challenging schedule (PHOTOS)
SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier boys volleyball team knew it had a gauntlet of a schedule to get through this week.
High school boys volleyball preview 2025: Athol on the cusp of program’s first state tournament appearance
HS Roundup: Franklin Tech baseball wins third in a row following 8-1 triumph over Smith Academy
Bulletin Board: Greenfield's Savannah Thomas wins Knights of Columbus Hoop Shoot state title
High school track preview 2025: Powerhouse Frontier favorites to lead the local packOpinion
My Turn: ADUs and the politics of fear
In Al Norman’s April 2 column [”The growing crowd next door”], the politics of fear were in full display. His discussion of the changes in zoning to accommodate the state’s ADU law, presented some truly alarming statements and assumptions.
My Turn: The war on us has begun
Jon Oltman: And the takeaway is?
Edward Schwerin: Trump regime not the answer
My Turn: You say you want a revolution
Your Daily Puzzles
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.
Athol Police Logs: Feb. 6 – Feb. 27, 2025
Athol Police Logs Jan. 16 to Feb. 2, 2025
Orange Police Logs: Dec. 31, 2024 to Jan. 10, 2025
Orange Police Logs, Nov. 14 - 18, 2024
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Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: Cute as a killdeer: The killdeer have just arrived and are busy setting up territories
We have reached that time of year when going to work in the morning becomes more difficult with every passing day. The world is waking up from its winter slumber and more and more items of interest present themselves to be observed and adored. I have a rather lengthy commute to work and as the amount of daylight increases each day, so to do the number of distractions. Like Odysseus tempted by the Sirens, I navigate this passage of temptation every day. There are mornings when I feel like my heart will break as I am forced to pilot myself past birds and flowers that sing out to me and beg me to stop and pay attention to them.
St. Sara’s chicken enchilada casserole: A colorful and comforting Tex-Mex dish
Mill Street Artists displaying work at Hope & Olive in Greenfield
Amherst can’t decide where it is: Is town center uptown or downtown?
‘She is our future’: Thirty years after permitting women to join, Montague Elks is almost entirely women-ledObituaries
Ronald Lee Drewes
Warwick, MA - Ronald Lee Drewes, age 80, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Ron was born on March 13, 1945, in Craig, MO, to Edmund and Frieda (Stuenkel) Drewes. Ron grew up on a farm in Northwest Missouri, near the ... remainder of obit for Ronald Lee Drewes
Marilyn Joy Nash
Athol, MA - Marilyn Joy Nash, 84, of Athol (and formerly Templeton), Massachusetts, died of natural causes on March 27. Born Marilyn Anderson in Boston, she married William Nash of Hanover in 1961. Marilyn worked as an L.P.N. prior... remainder of obit for Marilyn Joy Nash
Alex Paul Blake Sr.
Alex Paul Blake, Sr. Athol, MA - On March 28th, 2025, we lost an incredible soul, a father, husband, Bumpa, and friend to so many. Alex Paul Blake Sr., at the age of 62. Born on November 18, 1962, in Gardner, MA, Alex filled the world wi... remainder of obit for Alex Paul Blake Sr.
Marilyn Hunter Bailey
Newton, KS - Marilyn Ann Hunter Bailey passed away peacefully on March 28, 2025 in the presence of family. Marilyn was born on December 9, 1932 in Athol, Mass to Merle William and Muriel Jillson Hunter and lived in the Athol area for 30... remainder of obit for Marilyn Hunter Bailey
