There are a couple of expressions commonly used by boat owners. One is “A boat is a hole in the water where you throw money” and another is “The two happiest days in a boat owners’ life are the day ...

ATHOL – The Athol Public Library has received a grant through the Massachusetts Broadband Institute’s Connected and Online Program that provided 150 laptops and tablet computers to help Massachusetts ...

ATHOL – The Second Chance Animal Services’ Community Vaccine Clinic in Athol originally scheduled for Saturday, July 18, has been rescheduled and moved to a new location to accommodate more pets. The ...

When the Punch Brothers take the Summer Stage at the Tree House Brewing Company in South Deerfield on Tuesday, July 21 at 7 p.m., audiences will have the chance to hear the progressive string band as ...

A sweeping energy affordability package that cleared the state Senate earlier this month would save Bay Staters $14 billion over 10 years amid increasing energy costs by altering utility programs ...

Pasadena, CA – Paul Henry Nelson, born March 5, 1948, passed away most unexpectedly October 6, 2025. Paul was a resident of Petersham, MA growing up. He graduated from Mahar High School with the class ...

A new, ADA-accessible playground at Fish Park has nearly been completed. GREG VINE / For the Athol Daily News ATHOL – The town’s Department of Public Works are putting the finishing touches on a brand ...

BELCHERTOWN — In a rare local meeting of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s board of directors, town officials and state legislators gave impassioned pleas for fairness and equity regarding ...

ORANGE — A 28-year-old man from Boston has died following a skydiving accident at Jumptown Skydiving on Sunday afternoon. According to Melissa Sippel, spokesperson for the Northwestern District ...

CHICOPEE — U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and Congressman Seth Moulton faced off Wednesday in a western Massachusetts primary debate, hitting on everything from Markey’s age to Moulton’s stance on trans athletes ...

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey signed the $63.4 billion annual budget Thursday, coming nine days into the new fiscal year that’s poised to inflict major financial turmoil as a federal law reshapes public ...

DEERFIELD — U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton stopped by Bar-Way Farm on Thursday morning to learn about the dairy farm’s role in the local economy and how the federal government can step in to support farms in ...