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By MAX BOWEN

SPRINGFIELD — A Royalston man has been sentenced in Springfield federal court on charges of distributing child pornography using the Wi-Fi at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.Kevin A. Divoll, 51, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G....

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Representatives of the North Quabbin Trails Association met with Royalston’s Selectboard Tuesday night and enthusiastically pitched options for rehabilitating the King Street Bridge. The bridge, built in 1937, sits just off Blossom Street...

By Max Bowen

ROYALSTON—Closed for two days when the water levels at Tully Lake began to rise, Doane Hill Road has been reopened, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.According to information released by the USACE, the road has been opened, though the...

By Greg Vine

ROYALSTON – A nearly two-decade tradition continues this weekend when the Royalston Music Fest takes place Sunday afternoon.A total of seven acts will entertain at the event, which begins at noon at Bullock Park. Music Fest organizer Jim Bennett said...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – One of the cardinal rules for living in New England is “don’t touch a tree if you’re not sure who owns it” – and especially, don’t cut it down.Amy Putney, a resident of Royalston, will learn that lesson the hard way after cutting down...

By MAX BOWEN

ROYALSTON – A woman from Royalston was killed in an ATV accident when the vehicle struck a washout on a trail in Maine.Abigail Divoll, 25, of Royalston, was a passenger in a side-by-side ATV driven by Matthew Tolman, 26, of Hubbardstown, according to...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – In small towns, a seemingly small amount of money can be a big deal.On April 30, a mobile home located at 79 Athol Road in Royalston was consumed by fire. Now, town officials are trying to determine where money to clean up the site will...

By MAX BOWEN

A report done by the Greater Boston Real Estate Board and Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University shows that several municipalities which have adopted the Community Preservation Act (CPA) haven’t spent money they’ve put aside for...

By Greg Vine

ROYALSTON – When temporary Town Moderator Andy West called for action on the first article of the Annual Town Meeting warrant, few in the audience could have anticipated they would still be conducting business more than four hours later.The meeting...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – At this Saturday’s Annual Town Meeting, voters will determine whether funding for a number of different purposes gets approved.Town Meeting takes place on Saturday, June 10, 10 a.m. in the second-floor auditorium at Town Hall, 13 On the...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Keen Independent Research, the company hired by the town to do a feasibility study for the marketing of Whitney Hall, will host several meetings to get resident feedback.The first public meeting will be Monday, June 12, from 6:30-8:30 p.m....

By MAX BOWEN

From curriculum updates to staff retention to facility upgrades, a lot of needs were identified through Superintendent Matthew Ehrenworth’s entry plan.Ehrenworth presented the plan earlier this year. At the AARD School Committee meeting on May 17, he...

By Max Bowen

ROYALSTON—Kevin A. Divoll, who was arrested last year on one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, has plead guilty, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.Divoll, 51, a former employee of the...

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ROYALSTON – Fifteen fifth-graders from the Royalston Community School (RCS) participated in a ceremony celebrating their graduation from a 10-week D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program.Local and state dignitaries were on hand for the...

By Max Bowen

ROYALSTON — A mobile home was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning on Athol Road, drawing more than a half dozen fire departments to the scene.The fire was determined to be accidental, though the exact cause is not known, according to state fire...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Two months ago, the Royalston Country Store—the only location in town offering breakfast and lunch as well as everyday necessities—closed its doors after serving local customers for more than 250 years.Peter Gagliardi, who chairs the...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Things look pretty different at Selectboard meetings these days.The meetings still take place in the dining hall at Town Hall, and Deb D’Amico and Rick Martin still show up for meetings. But for the first time in a dozen years, Chris Long...