ORANGE — The woman who was offered the municipality’s first town manager job has withdrawn from contract negotiations, sending Orange back to the drawing board. Stephanie Hirsch rose to the top of the ...

PHILLIPSTON – Held Sept. 5–7, the three-day festival features live music, local vendors, sheepdog demonstrations, family activities, farm-fresh treats and plenty of fun for all ages. Admission is $15 ...

US Rep James McGovern and attendees hear from Al Rose, co-owner of Red Apple Farm, during the farm tour on Thursday, Aug. 27. HANNAH MORIN / For the Athol Daily News Sign up for the Athol Daily News' ...

(From left) ARRSD Superintendent Matthew Ehrenworth and newly elected School Committee Chair Tammy Duquette at the Aug.19 meeting. HANNAH MORIN / For the Athol Daily News ATHOL – The Athol-Royalston ...

Voters in Montague, Gill, Bernardston, Leyden, Northfield and Warwick will get their chance to vote in a special election this fall on whether to approve a five-town or six-town regional agreement to ...

The last days of summer during my childhood here in Hawley were golden, both literally and figuratively. The landscape was filled with the bright yellow of sunflowers and the duller yellow of hay. The ...

As Democratic primaries across the country pitted “progressive” candidates (including Democratic Socialists) against closer-to-the-center “moderates,” each side fought tooth and nail to win party ...

Democratic and Republican voters across the region will have races to decide at the Sept. 1 state primary, though ballots in some area communities will feature more contests. Early in-person voting ...

ATHOL — A pedestrian struck while in a crosswalk on Tower Road on Monday has died from her injuries, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. First responders were dispatched to the ...

EASTHAMPTON — Jeromie Whalen paced from side to side across the Easthampton High School auditorium stage on Monday night, dressed casually in a pink Pride shirt from the Massachusetts Teachers ...

Kate Dineen, surrounded by her husband, lawmakers, public officials and advocates, speaks at a bill signing press conference on Monday in the governor's ceremonial State House office. SHNS Sign up for ...

Nathan Fisher of Athol has published his latest book, “One Little Miracle,” a story about community resilience that mirrors his own journey through grief and service. CONTRIBUTED Nathan Fisher, an ...