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WINCHENDON – Peter Baldini of Winchendon has been arraigned on charges related to an alleged assault with a knife and machete, according to Winchendon Police.In a statement issued on Monday, Sept. 30, police responded to the area of 17 Brooks Road...

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GARDNER – Heywood Healthcare recently received high ratings for its Gardner and Athol hospitals through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).The federal agency recently released the annual Hospital Quality Star Ratings, which evaluates...

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GARDNER – Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) is one of 65 educational institutions to receive Skills Capital Grants to upgrade technology and instructional spaces to expand career programs for young people and adults.The $425,000 grant will...

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ATHOL – Starting in the next few weeks, Athol Transfer Station will be collecting and diverting food scraps for composting to add to waste collection efforts. Food scrap collection is open during normal transfer station operating hours. This program...

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PETERSHAM — The Petersham Lions Club, in partnership with the Grafton MA Lions Club, sponsored the recent Massachusetts General Hospital Blood Drive, and more are planned in the near future.In response to a nationwide shortage and a constant need for...

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ATHOL — The Athol Public Library and Council on Aging announced the availability of 50 new portable wifi hotspots, free for the public to use.This new group of hotspots, made possible by a grant funded by ARPA through the Massachusetts Executive...

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The Athol Woman’s Club wishes to extend its gratitude for the donations for the Memory Tree 2023. Our loved ones may not be with us to celebrate the season, but we will keep their memory alive. With the holiday season coming to a close we wish all a...

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GREENFIELD – A Superior Court judge has sentenced Yamil Colon Nunez, 48, of Athol, to serve five years in state prison for shooting another man in the neck in November 2022.On Dec. 13, in Franklin Superior Court, Nunez pleaded guilty to indictments...

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PETERSHAM — Nomination papers for the Annual Town Election, to be held on March 18, 2024, are now available. They may be obtained at the Town Clerk or Selectmen’s office until Monday, Jan. 29, at 5 p.m., and must be returned by Jan. 29, 5 p.m. The...

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PETERSHAM—The Petersham Lions Club recently held its annual Installation of Officers Dinner at Williams Restaurant in Gardner. The club’s guests were District Governor for District 33A Curt Jamison, who served to swear in the slate of Petersham...

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ATHOL — Mass Audubon named Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust (MGLCT) the recipient of its 2023 Allen H. Morgan Award during the statewide conservation organization’s annual meeting.The award, which honors “distinguished achievement in the...

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WINCHENDON — After serving the community and surrounding area for 84 years, Winchendon Furniture is going out of business.The family-owned home furnishings store will permanently close its flagship location following a liquidation sale which begins on...

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ATHOL — The Athol Public Library and Hero Shack Press are busy with preparations for the upcoming Comic Book Fest on Saturday, Oct. 14.The festival will take over both floors of the Athol Town Hall and the library next door. This all-ages event will...

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ATHOL –A Cornell Land Trust Grant given to Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust will be used for habitat restoration in Royalston.Mount Grace’s work funded by this grant will focus on Guiney Memorial Forest, a 33-acre wildlife sanctuary in Royalston....

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PETERSHAM – Last Sunday, Sept. 17, the Petersham Orthodox Congregational Church held a commemoration ceremony as part of its bicentennial celebration.Pastor Rev. Geoffrey Smith guided the festivities and spoke about previous celebration events—the...

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On Saturday, Oct. 14, the Athol Public Library and Hero Shack Press are teaming up for the return of Comic Book Fest. The Athol Town Hall and library will be transformed into a comic book lover’s dream. With comics, artist panels, vendors, cosplay,...

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The state has opened a database containing disciplinary records for more than 2,100 Massachusetts police officers credibly accused of misconduct, including 30 officers who work or once worked in area communities or colleges.Among those officers who...

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ORANGE—The Return to Hogwarts event kicked off on Wednesday, July 26, with 19 area local businesses participating. Marking the birthday of Harry Potter on July 31, the celebration transformed downtown Orange, with people in costume and elaborate...

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ATHOL—Antique and recently-made quilts of all styles will be on display this weekend.This Athol Historical Society will hold a quilt show on Saturday, June 17, from noon to 3 p.m. at 1307 Main St.The present-day quilts were made by Diana Cooley of...

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WINCHENDON- The Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center has been hard at work for nearly four years to redevelop the former Streeter and Poland Elementary schools into 44 units of low-income apartments for homeless and high-risk veterans.On May 18, it...

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WINCHENDON — The Beals Memorial Library has been selected as one of 240 libraries nationwide to participate in the Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library Association (ALA).This initiative...