Keyword search: d
By EMILEE KLEIN
SPRINGFIELD — Most Massachusetts farmworkers whose hard work puts food on the dinner tables for Massachusetts families have difficulty affording the produce they pick and process.
By SAM DRYSDALE
Any selective criteria used to admit students to vocational technical schools must be actually essential to the success of the school, per new regulations the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is drafting for their board’s review in February.
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
ERVING — Three Erving police officers and a mental health clinician with Clinical & Support Options (CSO) have been formally commended for their lifesaving actions in two different incidents involving suicidal individuals at the French King Bridge.
By DOMENIC POLI
A local attorney and business owner has launched an exploratory committee to evaluate a potential run for Franklin County sheriff.
By DOMENIC POLI
NEW SALEM — The attorney representing the New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art’s owners hopes to meet with some of the institution’s abutters to hash out differences as he works to secure site plan approval for this clients.
By DOMENIC POLI
GREENFIELD — Franklin County has a new sheriff, as Lori Streeter took the oath of office on Friday afternoon with staff members looking on.
By SAM DRYSDALE
BOSTON — Attorney General Andrea Campbell wants to stop students from using cell phones in schools, but education regulators seem unsure how far they should go – especially when that power lies not in the state’s hands, but with local school districts.
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 SAM DRYSDALE and MICHAEL P. NORTON
Reacting to reports that President Donald Trump rescinded his federal funds freeze order, Congresswoman Lori Trahan warned “the fight is far from over” and the White House made clear that efforts to “end the egregious waste of federal funding” will continue.
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 LOLITA C. BALDOR, TARA COPP and ERIC TUCKER
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.
By DOMENIC POLI
GREENFIELD — Lori Streeter, the Franklin County Jail and House of Correction’s superintendent and special sheriff since 2014, has been chosen to serve as retiring Sheriff Christopher Donelan’s interim replacement starting at the beginning of February.
By SCOTT MERZBACH, ALEXA LEWIS, CHRIS LARABEE and ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
The vague language in the Trump administration’s freeze on federal funding prompted “chaos” and “confusion” among organizations dependent upon the trillions of dollars potentially impacted.
By SAMUEL GELINAS
BOSTON — Less than three months after voters rejected a ballot measure to legalize certain natural psychedelic substances and introduce therapeutic care, legislators have filed 10 bills at the start of this legislative session hoping to push the cause forward.
By CHRIS LISINSKI
Gov. Maura Healey’s proposal to increase state funding for local road and bridge projects also overhauls the way those dollars are distributed, and includes major boosts for smaller and rural communities with smaller property tax bases but more road miles to care for.
By GREG VINE
WINCHENDON – On Friday, the unclaimed remains of three veterans were laid to rest at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Winchendon.
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.
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – The Selectboard has made progress with the transfer of the former Riverbend and Bigelow schools to new ownership for redevelopment.
By CHRIS LARABEE
BOSTON — New legislation filed by state Rep. Natalie Blais seeks the development of minimum statewide quality standards for private wells, as well as the expansion of a financial assistance program for residents trying to remediate wells contaminated by so-called “forever chemicals,” or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – The Selectboard had a number of questions for Athol Royalston Regional School District Superintendent Matt Ehrenworth at a Jan. 21 meeting to discuss construction of a new high school.
ATHOL – The Athol Cultural Council recently awarded a total of $19,000 of funding to several local organizations to support cultural, educational and artistic initiatives in the greater Athol community.
By using this site, you agree with our use of cookies to personalize your experience, measure ads and monitor how our site works to improve it for our users
Copyright © 2023 to 2025_ by Newspapers of Massachusetts, Inc. All rights reserved.