Attorney General Andrea Campbell and 22 other AGs have filed a lawsuit against the USDA, alleging that the agency is ...

He once claimed he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it. He said he could grab women by the genitals and ...

Barbara Ferron, 73, of Athol, passed away at home in the loving care of her family on September 30th. Barbara was a kind and generous spirit, whose primary joy in life wa ...

The Athol Public Library hosted its second Zombie Barbies event on Oct. 22, giving local teens a chance to tap into their creativity by transforming dolls into undead creations using paint, glue and ...

LaMar Cook, the deputy director of Gov. Maura Healey’s western Massachusetts office and a former director of Hotel UMass, was arrested Tuesday on charges of cocaine trafficking after police seized 8 ...

The ongoing federal government shutdown has caused an influx of people to head to local food pantries, as 42 million Americans, including 1.1 million Massachusetts residents, will lose access to SNAP ...

Fisher Hill Elementary School in Orange has installed a solar array, battery energy storage system, and outdoor classroom, funded by grants from the Green Communities program, MVP program, and ...

Bar-Way Farm in Deerfield was named the 2025 Massachusetts Dairy Farm of the Year for its quality milk production, pasture and herd management, and sustainable environmental practices, including an ...

Approximately 70 people spent the evening of Oct. 19 touring Royalston Center Cemetery, where, using flashlights, they read gravestones and visited people portraying several Royalston residents ...

There may be no more misunderstood animal than bats and we should all use the fact that this is Bat Week to learn more about these fascinating creatures. Massachusetts is home to nine bat species and ...

After Massachusetts voters opted to toss out the MCAS test as a graduation requirement during last November's election, 43 teachers, administrators and parents from across the region met on Zoom ...

The Community Food Pantry at Athol High School has seen an increase in clients due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, which could result in the loss of SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans, ...