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By MICHAEL P. NORTON

State officials characterized the drought in Massachusetts as being in a “critical” stage across most of the state Tuesday.The state environmental affairs secretariat said precipitation was “at an unprecedented low over the last three months,” and...

By DAN CROWLEY

GREENFIELD — With winter right around the corner, the annual Warm the Children fundraising drive is gearing up to supply coats and clothing to children in need in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region.Warm the Children was started by the...

By GREG VINE

PHILLIPSTON — Phillipston Selectboard member Nicole Gough meets with her counterparts in Athol Tuesday night to see if they will give her town a bit more time to figure out what, if anything, Phillipston officials and residents would like to do with...

The Athol Daily News will not publish a print edition on Monday, Nov. 11 but news will be updated online at atholdailynews.com and customer service is available from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at (413) 586-1925.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Coin experts across the region are sounding the alarm about an influx of fakes manufactured in China and infiltrating the U.S. market.Chinese-made counterfeits of collector and circulating coins are more rampant than ever, according to...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — With 60 national elections taking place this year across the world, 2024 is considered the biggest election year in history, with many of the elections involving polarizing figures and topics.The United States is no exception: Polling...

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Auditor Diana DiZoglio on Monday escalated her long fight with the Legislature, publishing a report slamming lawmakers for a lack of transparency that the top House Democrat derided as “pure political self-promotion and...

Local poet selected as a finalist in Beals Prize ForPoetryWINCHENDON – The Beals Memorial Library has announced that local area poet Katharine Shiebler, has once again been selected as a finalist in the 2024 Beals Prize for Poetry. Now in its fifth...

By GREG VINE

PHILLIPSTON — The town has landed a $90,290 grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection to install a system to treat PFAS found in the water supply of the Phillipston Memorial Building, former home of Phillipston Memorial Elementary...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

ATHOL — In an effort to lessen back-to-school anxiety and provide families with resources and information before the start of the school year, the Athol-Royalston Regional School District is hosting a back-to-school barbecue event at Fish Park on Aug....

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Applications are now being accepted for the third session of technology classes at the Athol Public Library as part of the Council on Aging and Library’s Embrace Technology grant project. The free classes are open to anyone 60 or older living in Athol...

By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris moved swiftly Monday to lock up Democratic delegates behind her campaign for the White House after President Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within their party that he would be unable to defeat...

Heywood Healthcare dedicates Ronald LaDeau Plant Operations CenterGARDNER – On Thursday, June 27, Heywood Healthcare held the dedication of the Ronald LaDeau Plant Operations Center, in honor and recognition of Ronald “Ronnie” LaDeau’s 54 years of...

Daily News Readers,Today we launch Puzzmo, a new collection of daily puzzles on our website.Our new digital puzzles can be played on your laptop, tablet or smartphone. You can play for free and you’ll be able to track your own scoring and see how you...

The Athol Daily News will not publish a print edition on Memorial Day but news will be updated online at atholdailynews.com and customer service available from 7 to 10 a.m. at (413) 586-1925.

Due to a production issue this morning we were not able to deliver the newspaper to subscribers serviced by the post office. The paper will be delivered tomorrow with your Wednesday mail. Your home delivery subscription includes access to the...

The Athol Daily News will not publish a print edition on Tuesday, July 4, but news will be updated online at atholdailynews.com and customer service will be available from 7 to 10 a.m. at (413) 586-1925.

The Athol Daily News will not publish a print edition on Monday in observance of Juneteenth Independence Day but news will be updated online at atholdailynews.com and customer service is available from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at (413) 586-1925.

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — If all 200,000 newly eligible undocumented immigrants apply for a driver’s license next fiscal year, their applications would far exceed the number of first-time license applications the Registry of Motor Vehicles issues every year.On...

By Carla CharterScott Robinson remembers being an 11-year-old paperboy for the Athol Daily News, selling newspapers in front of the L.S. Starrett Company. One day in particular though stands out. November 22, 1963, the day President John F. Kennedy...