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By GREG VINE

ATHOL – In November, officials from more than 100 municipalities, community and business organizations, cultural and educational entities signed on to a letter urging state transportation officials to support the Northern Tier Passenger Rail.Athol...

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Running consistent passenger rail service for 140 miles through northern Massachusetts communities to connect North Adams and Boston could attract hundreds of riders per day, but would also require hundreds of millions of dollars in up-front capital...

By Mike RocheIt is time for this writer to turn the page on his hunting activities from upland hunting to deer hunting. It has indeed been a great ride this “bucket list” fall, beginning with a trip to northern Vermont for the upland opener on Sept....

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — The Whately Diner and Shelburne Falls’ Iron Bridge will soon return to the silver screen — alongside the debut of other Franklin County locations — as a local director prepares to begin filming his first feature-length...

By CHRIS LARABEE

ORANGE – Getting on and off a plane might sound like an odd piece of police training, but it can make quite a difference when you’re a dog.On Monday morning, K-9s and their handlers gathered at the Orange Municipal Airport for the second day of a...

By Mike RocheThe weather always provides plenty to talk about and the recent prolonged dry spell is getting a lot of attention. According to recent reports, we are approaching 30 days without measurable rainfall. That makes this event, or lack of...

By MADISON SCHOFIELDand ALEXA LEWIS

An extensive series of safety standards being proposed by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is leading to howls of disapproval from rural fire departments, whose leaders are warning there’s no way they can implement the changes...

By SAM DORAN

The rail line stretching along the northern tier of Massachusetts to Greenfield and North Adams is a “strategic asset,” state transportation officials said in a new report this week, but the benefits of restoring passenger service in the region – with...

By DOMENIC POLI

In addition to the $950,000 that was awarded to Athol for an infrastructure improvement project along sections of South and Freedoms streets, six Franklin County municipalities are benefiting from a total of $3.9 million in Community Development Block...

By Mike Roche This writer has long been considering making a change from 12-gauge to 20-gauge for deer hunting in Massachusetts. Since Mass does not allow the use of rifles, shotguns have always been the firearm used for deer hunting. It must be noted...

By Mike RocheMonday was a day of change for me. It began at 8 a.m. when we pulled into Hedgerow Hunt Club in Royalston. By we, I mean my 2-year-old French Brittany Tessie and her neglectful owner. For a variety of reasons, my responsibilities as the...

By Mike RocheThe dog days or dog days of summer is an expression that dates way back in history. The hot, sultry days of summer in the northern hemisphere have historically been the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius, which...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL – A $140,000 grant through the Healey-Driscoll Administration will help the Polus Center in Athol to continue its training program to help those with disabilities to find work in the retail and hospitality fields.Announced earlier this month,...

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — New York resident Cara Erdman can’t drive to her family’s home in Northampton for the holidays.Erdman lives in the city and rides public transit for transportation. Since she doesn’t own a car, Erdman often rides Amtrak’s Vermonter line...

By BELLA LEVAVI

The Healey-Driscoll Administration will fund the dam removal preliminary design studies for seven municipalities by the Department of Fish and Game’s (DFG) Division of Ecological Restoration (DER).“We saw this summer the devastation that can be caused...

By GREG VINE

Monday’s deluge of rain kept area public works crews busy but, for the most part, the heavy precipitation didn’t result in serious problems.Most towns in the region had to deal with blocked culverts, clogged drainage grates and localized street...

By Max Bowen

WINCHENDON—Several roads within the Lake Dennison Recreation Area and Otter River State Forest have been closed until further notice by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).According to information provided by DCR, New Boston,...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – A group of North Quabbin women have worked their fingers to the bone to help the Ukrainian people stand up for their country.The Dragonfly Sock Knitters joined forces with a Pennsylvania knitting group to craft roughly 190 pairs of wool socks...

By JAMES PENTLAND

Picking apples is one of the rites of fall, with crisp, sunny mornings beckoning families out to the orchard to help gather in the season’s brilliant red and green bounty.This year, though, pick-your-own opportunities will be limited because so much...

By Alison Kuznitz

BOSTON—Pioneer Valley farms that were flooded out during July will soon receive $10,000 checks from a fundraising campaign launched by the Healey administration and United Way of Central Massachusetts last month.About 100 farms will be awarded money...