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By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BOSTON — State legislators are considering the value of school resource officers and whether to create a grant fund to support their training.

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON—Massachusetts could become the first state to ban future generations from buying tobacco or nicotine products, a move that some say will finally end addiction to the harmful products, but others argue removes adult choices and freedom and would hurt small businesses. 

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The FY26 state budget signed into law by Gov. Maura Healey on July 4 included a mixed bag for cities and towns when it comes to local aid for the upcoming fiscal year.

By CHRIS LISINSKI

After a more than two-year tenure in which she charted the state's path through the tumultuous Steward Health Care collapse, Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh will step down and hand the reins over to Undersecretary Kiame Mahaniah at a pivotal time for the sprawling secretariat.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ORANGE — Seeking camaraderie and a challenge, a group of local veterans joined in an effort seeking to break a world record by jumping out of a plane over the weekend.

The Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game and MassWildlife, in collaboration with Athol-based Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, has successfully protected nearly 40 acres of forest and fields in central Massachusetts along the New Hampshire border.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – This afternoon, residents can learn about the goal of municipal aggregation and how it can help lower electricity costs.

By ELLA ADAMS and Chris Larabee

BOSTON — Massachusetts experienced a more than 36% decrease in opioid-related overdose deaths in 2024, the state Substance Addiction Services Bureau reported Wednesday.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Athol and Royalston will be among the beneficiaries of a three-year Mass Save Municipal Energy Manager Grant to undertake projects with the goal of reducing energy use and carbon emissions in municipal buildings.

By Chris Lisinski

BOSTON — A key legislative committee moved forward on a nearly $1.2 billion borrowing bill that embraces Gov. Maura Healey’s push for more road maintenance funding while rebuffing her attempt to authorize half a decade of money at once.

By GRACE CHAI

Massachusetts is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War this year and next with initiatives and events across the state, funded by $2 million in grants from the Healey-Driscoll administration. The statewide initiative — known as Massachusetts 250 — will celebrate anniversaries and events significant to the state’s role in the American Revolution.

By HANNAH MORIN

ATHOL — Molly Bennett Aitken Strouse lived many vibrant lives in one extraordinary journey.

By GREG VINE

WINCHENDON – Anthony Geraci has played and recorded with some of the best of blues music and on July 19, he will bring his talents to Winchendon.

By SAM FERLAND

EASTHAMPTON — Mayor Nicole LaChapelle announced Wednesday she will step down next week after Gov. Maura Healey appointed her commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Royalston Music Fest 2025 is offering music fans two opportunities to enjoy some popular local bands this year. The lineup includes a number of familiar favorites as well as some new entertainment.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – L.S. Starrett, one of Athol’s largest employers, has laid off 179 employees, both in Athol and at other locations.

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With the approval of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act last week, which includes $1.2 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), regional food assistance agencies say they are anticipating negative impacts that will sprawl across many aspects of society.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Despite concerns circulating about the future of Baystate Franklin Medical Center after the passage of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act that cuts roughly $1.1 trillion in health care spending, Baystate Health’s chief financial officer advises the Greenfield hospital is not at risk of closure.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — The town has applied for two state grants that, combined with a recent Town Meeting appropriation, would cover most of Erving’s portion of costs related to construction of the affordable senior and multi-generational housing project called Evergreen Circle at Care Drive.

PETERSHAM – The Petersham Art Center is hosting a reception this Sunday as part of scratchboard artist Joe Smith’s first solo exhibition.