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ATHOL – For the fourth consecutive year, Sheriff Lew Evangelidis and Worcester County Sheriff’s Office staff celebrated the nationally recognized Random Acts of Kindness Week.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Dave Small, best known as president of the Athol Bird & Nature Club, has been chosen as the new director of conservation for the Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust.

By HANNAH MORIN

Do you struggle to find books that truly reflect different cultures, identities, and experiences?

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL – A house on Glendale Avenue was heavily damaged in a fire Friday evening.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Next week, members of a working group established by the Open Space and Recreation Commission will meet to start planning a celebration of Silver Lake Park, one of the town’s best-loved amenities.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The Capital Program Committee (CPC) Wednesday night began its annual series of meetings with department heads to consider capital spending priorities for the approaching fiscal year.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Members of the Selectboard, Finance and Warrant Advisory Committee, and Capital Program Committee met Tuesday night to discuss the possibility of constructing a new Athol High School.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – On Monday morning, state Education Secretary Dr. Patrick Tutwiler and Higher Education Commissioner Noe Ortega visited Athol High School to meet with students to raise awareness of free and affordable college in Massachusetts.

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 – Following a career in the Fire Department that has lasted 30 years, Jeffrey Parker has been named its new chief.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The Capital Program Committee met Wednesday, Feb. 5, to discuss the Athol Royalston Regional School District’s proposal for the two towns to fund a feasibility study for a new high school.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The Polus Center for Social and Economic Development is one of five organizations to receive state grants to support job training, employment placement and post placement services for young adults with disabilities.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – In November of last year, Athol was awarded a $25,000 Mass Downtown Initiative grant to undertake a Downtown Athol Restaurant Study.

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

ATHOL – A community meeting will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, to discuss the third and final phase of the Canal and South Neighborhood Improvement Plan.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Representatives of the engineering firm Howard Stein Hudson met virtually with the Open Space and Recreation Commission last Wednesday to present a preliminary design plan for Phase 1A of the proposed Rabbit Run Rail Trail.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – During a recent visit to the Athol High School Family & Community Center and Food Pantry, U.S. Rep. James McGovern addressed the recent federal spending freeze that had so many concerned about the future.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Massachusetts Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) Secretary Ed Augustus and Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED) Director of Rural Affairs Anne Gobi were in Athol Tuesday morning for a briefing on efforts to revitalize downtown Athol and nearby neighborhoods.

ATHOL – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that Daniel Shays Highway will be closed Monday, Jan. 27, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning to complete barrier installation on the bridge over the Lake Rohunta spillway.

By DOMENIC POLI

Two area residents are among the roughly 1,500 people pardoned by President Donald Trump for their actions during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.