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FRCOG hosts discussion on advocacy efforts to support children, caregivers
Five UMass Amherst students have visas, student status revoked
North Quabbin Notes, April 4
Will early start on Beacon Hill bode well for aid in dying bill?
Sportsman’s Corner: Changes in the spring
Local proponents of medical aid in dying hopeful long-discussed legislation may finally pass
Winchendon Town Election includes overrides
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.
Winchendon Library event addresses budget crisis
WINCHENDON — At a recent legislative breakfast at the Beals Memorial Library, the topic discussed was its possible closure, due to a massive budget shortfall.
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A flash point over gun control: Can Massachusetts’ strict firearms law survive the 2026 ballot?
Tracy Murphy chosen as community development director in Orange
Athol, Royalston town elections set for Monday
Winchendon Town Election includes overrides
Winchendon man returns to court on child porn charges
Athol Police Logs, March 1 – March 17, 2025
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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 services
Sports
UConn women's basketball team captures 12th national title in dominant win over South Carolina
TAMPA, Fla. — UConn is back on top of women’s basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday behind Azzi Fudd’s 24 points.
HS Softball: Turners’ Madi Liimatainen strikes out 17, Franklin Tech’s Kylee Gamache records 100th hit in Thunder’s 10-3 win (PHOTOS)
High school softball preview 2025: Can Turners Falls defend its Division 5 state title?
Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Florida is softball paradise
On The Run with John Stifler: Fast walkers
Opinion
My Turn: You say you want a revolution
It was 1969 and a lot of us who were college freshmen that year spent a lot of time listening to the White Album by the Beatles. That one song in two versions kept replaying in my head.
My Turn: Support a trans sanctuary resolution for Greenfield
Mary Collins: An idea for a political cartoon
Allen Woods: Pickleball — A multispecies sport
Christine Heard: An uplifting letter
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
St. Sara’s chicken enchilada casserole: A colorful and comforting Tex-Mex dish
We’re still in prime casserole weather so that’s what I’m making this week. This Tex-Mex dish is more Tex than Mex, but non-purists will enjoy its bubbly warmth.
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-led
‘Art in the Age of Human Impact’: New exhibition at UMass explores complex relationship between humans and natureObituaries
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
Paul L. Gamache Sr.
ATHOL, MA - Paul L. Gamache, Sr., 70, of Athol, MA passed away peacefully on March 28, 2025 at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Paul was born in Greenfield on July 13, 1955 to the late Priscilla (Ware) and Roland Gamache. Paul ... remainder of obit for Paul L. Gamache Sr.
