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By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The Friends of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter will come before Deerfield’s regulatory boards in the coming weeks, as the nonprofit seeks to construct an 8,000-square-foot shelter on a 13.4-acre parcel of land off Plain Road East.

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – One of the first to announce his candidacy in the Town Election is Chris Deveneau, running to fill the unexpired term of Selectboard member Shelby Bronnes, who announced her resignation earlier this year and attended her last board meeting on Feb. 18.

Fifth Grade Gold Honor Roll – Olivia Bishop, Kyla Godette, Nehomi Morales Rodas, Luis Ortiz, Brady Smart, Myles Smith, Aubrey Sumner, Laurence Watson and Tyler While.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – In October 2020, Athol and Royalston entered into an intermunicipal agreement under which Athol agreed to allow employees of it sewer division to operate Royalston’s sewer treatment plant in exchange for payments from Royalston.

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Athol Royalston Regional School District Superintendent Matt Ehrenworth met with Royalston’s Selectboard on Jan. 14 to go over the initial steps involved in the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s approval process for a new high school.

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Voters at this year’s Town Election will have one more seat to fill on the Selectboard than originally anticipated.

At its meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 18, the Athol Royalston School Committee recognized those students named as Student of the Month at each of the schools. Students were nominated by their teachers, who provided comments on why they felt these students...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Following claims that Athol and Royalston teachers face almost constant harassment by students, school administrators have issued a response that the situation is limited to a small number of students.At the Nov. 20 meeting of the Athol...

ROYALASTON – Multiple departments were called in for a brush fire that burned a quarter-acre of woods near Turnpike Road Sunday.According to information provided by the department, the fire was reported shortly before noon on Sunday, Nov. 10....

By CHRIS LARABEE

ROYALSTON — In a nation so bitterly divided over its politics, there’s perhaps no town more evenly divided than Royalston, in which election results Tuesday evening showed President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in a dead tie,...

By MAX BOWEN

ROYALSTON – A hiker reported missing Tuesday evening while on the trails of Royalston Falls was found following a search involving local and state police and fire services.According to Royalston Fire Chief Eric Jack, a friend of the hiker called...

By GREG VINE

REGION – While lines didn’t stretch out the doors of area polling places in the North Quabbin area, voter traffic – according to area poll workers – was steady on Tuesday.On Monday, Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin predicted a record...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – At its meeting on Oct. 29, the Selectboard set Saturday, Dec. 7, as the tentative date for a Special Town Meeting to decide on how more than $400,000 in free cash should be used.The board will decide at its next meeting on Nov. 19 whether...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Royalston Community School fifth and sixth graders visited Town Hall Tuesday morning for a lesson in civics.Town Clerk Barbara Richardson and poll workers arranged to have the students participate in an election all their own. The...

By Carla CharterA collection of 444 Royalston plant specimens dating from 1895 to 1915 can now be found online. The specimens were collected by Rev. James Bates, pastor of the Second Congregational Church in South Royalston, from 1898-1903.Bates...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – During a special meeting held virtually Tuesday night, the Athol Royalston Regional School Committee voted to raise the pay for substitute nurses and teachers.“We have been experiencing various difficulties getting substitutes into the...

By MARA MELLITS

Earlier this year, a nationwide outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in cows caused panic for dairy farmers everywhere. Now, Massachusetts has become the only state to test all of its dairy herds, from 95 farms, and achieve 100% negative...

By Carla CharterThe Royalston Historical Society’s annual candlelit history tour will be held at the historical society building on Oct. 18. The tour will coincide with the final night of the Women’s Lives in Royalston exhibit.“We have put so much...

Residents of Athol, Orange, Royalston and Petersham turned out for annual National Night Out events. Originally scheduled to take place on Aug. 6, the event had to be rescheduled due to inclement weather to Tuesday, Oct. 1. National Night Out...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Rescheduled from Aug. 6 due to an unexpected downpour, the National Night Out events of North Quabbin will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 1.Organized by the North Quabbin Community Coalition (NQCC), these events allows residents of Athol, Orange,...