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By DOMENIC POLI and JULIAN MENDOZA

NEW SALEM — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office has identified the 75-year-old Leicester man killed by a falling tree while driving on Route 122 on Wednesday.William Mattei was the sole occupant of a pickup truck traveling west on Petersham...

By Greg Vine

ATHOL – Hazardous material crews spent much of Monday night and Tuesday morning on the scene of an ammonia spill in the basement of the Pizza Bar.Athol Fire Chief Joseph Guarnera said the spill posed a significant risk to people and properties in the...

By Max Bowen

ATHOL—Following a reported stabbing in the emergency room of Heywood Hospital in Gardner, a number of new security measures are in place for the emergency department. These measures are in place at Heywood Hospital and will be at Athol Hospital within...

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

ATHOL – Police officers in Athol will soon be outfitted with a new piece of equipment—an item which Chief Craig Lundgren said he was initially skeptical of, but now sees as indispensable.Starting Monday, each officer will be equipped with a body...

Staff Report

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 GREG VINE

ATHOL – To cope with an unexpected overtime increase at the police department, the Finance and Warrant Advisory Committee has approved a transfer from its reserve account.The proposal was approved unanimously at the committee’s meeting on Tuesday....

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The Selectboard got a look at this year’s capital spending plan from the town’s Capital Program Committee (CPC), which calls for $1.2 million in Free Cash for requests by the police, fire, and public works departments. The current Free Cash...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The daily schedule at Ralph C. Mahar Regional School went uninterrupted Thursday after a reported threat of violence the day before was investigated and deemed not credible.A letter penned by Principal Scott Hemlin and sent to parents and...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – The Selectboard has established a retirement policy for the town’s police officers and firefighters following several weeks’ deliberation.The issue arose because there are two officers above the age of 65 serving in the police...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The case of a New Salem Police Officer facing a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol has been continued without a finding until next year after the defendant admitted the prosecution has sufficient facts to prove his...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – A district court judge ruled Tuesday afternoon that the state had met its burden in arguing no amount of bail would ensure public safety in the case of three men arrested after allegedly stabbing a man they know on North Main Street before...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Three men were arrested on Monday morning after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase into Belchertown after stabbing a man they know on North Main Street.Orange Police Chief James Sullivan said his department was dispatched to North...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD – A New Salem police officer faces a charge of operating under the influence of liquor after he was arrested at a town official’s home late January.Charles J. Brooks, 39, of Amherst Road, Belchertown, pleaded not guilty in Greenfield...

By GREG VINE

WINCHENDON–The town has begun the new year with a new police chief. Daniel Wolski, who most recently served as a sergeant in the department, was appointed to the leadership role on Jan. 1. Wolski, 37, has been acting chief since October, following the...