Ronald P. Mitchell III was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to one count of armed robbery and two counts of kidnapping, with the judge citing his cooperation with the ...

Massachusetts is accelerating the push for solar energy by introducing new regulations for large-scale solar arrays, which ...

Years ago, I was driving over La Veta Pass in southern Colorado, a lovely stretch that divides the eastern plains from the Sangre de Cristo (Blood of Christ) Mountain range that extends down into New ...

The maple sap runs have become closer to a jog in recent years. During the late winter and early spring months in western Massachusetts, the sap in maple trees freezes and thaws just enough to move ...

It’s cold outside, the kind of cold that makes you want to close the slider in back when you step out to fetch a few logs but your bare hand sticks to the door handle. Just a little bit, enough that ...

Opera singer Perry Brisbon presented a musical timeline of the "American sound" at Greenfield Community College on Friday, starting with spirituals and progressing through ragtime, blues, jazz, soul, ...

Grimes, born December 3, 1924, in Athol, MA, to Wilfred H. Desrosier and Leona Hachey, peacefully passed away February 19, 2026, after a short s ...

The Aviation Maintenance Technology Program at Franklin County Technical School has received FAA certification, allowing ...

Russ Raymond has launched a campaign for a seat on the Athol Selectboard, joining three other candidates in the upcoming Town ...

Max Bowen is the editor of the Athol Daily News, and can be reached at mbowen@atholdailynews.com and 413-930-4074. He’s ...

The Master Plan Committee met to review feedback from the first public meeting for the town's master plan update and discuss how that will guide the next phase of the process, with goals related to ...