The Connecticut River Conservancy, with the help of volunteers, rescued an estimated 1,700 aquatic creatures from the Turners Falls Power Canal during its yearly drawdown.

The UMass football will face a tough challenge this Saturday as they travel to Missouri to take on the 20th-ranked team in the country. Head coach Joe Harasymiak emphasized the need for a clean game ...

The recent assassination of an important figure has gotten me thinking about how we receive our news. This figure was ...

Paul A. Bickford ATHOL, MA - Paul A. Bickford, 73, of New Sherborn Road, died peacefully at home on Sunday afternoon, September 21, 2025 following a hard fought battle with cancer. Born in Cambridge ...

A grant from the Society for Science Advocacy Program will be used to increase science fair participation for Athol students in the STEM program. Athol High School science and engineering teacher ...

Stella Connor, Franklin County's oldest resident, died at the age of 110, having connected with many as a pillar in her community during her long life.

The Selectboard received an update on a number of ongoing projects, as well as times when they should be completed. At the board’s meeting on Sept. 16, Town Manager Shaun Suhoski and Assistant Public ...

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) has sent a letter to Nexstar Media Group in response to its announcement to no longer broadcast “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on its ABC-affiliated stations, leading to a brief ...

AMHERST — Chanting “shame” and “shut it down,” as well as pounding on the walls inside the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts, student activists on Monday demanded that ...

On the evening of Oct. 3, the Athol American Legion will fill with music, laughter, and community spirit as friends and neighbors gather for a fundraising dance to benefit the Children’s Tumor ...

The recent assassination of an important figure has gotten me thinking about how we receive our news. This figure was important in many ways but I was unfamiliar with him. I did not recognize the name ...

Mary Louise Preece, 76, of South Athol, Massachusetts, passed away on September 14, 2025, at home surrounded by loving family and friends. Mary was born December 8, 1948 in Greenfield, the daughter of ...