Overview: The Selectboard in Athol has approved plans to store propane tanks for the Residences at the Park housing project, which will provide heat for on-site construction at the former Bigelow and ...

Senate President Karen Spilka has identified housing and health care as priority issues for 2026, while also addressing ...

During the first week of the two-week shotgun deer hunting season in Massachusetts, successful hunters are required to check all deer at a biological check station. Again this year, the Orange Gun ...

The Beals Prize for Young Poets contest took place at the Beals Memorial Library, celebrating creative writing by high school students from nine schools in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The winner ...

Over 150 people, including Gov. Maura Healey, joined NEPM radio host Christopher "Monte" Belmonte's 16th annual March for the Food Bank, which raised $670,581 to support food security in the region.

Campaigns backing at least 10 of the 44 filed ballot question proposals believe they’re still in the running to make it onto the 2026 ballot, while the majority of petitions have died before the ...

This month kicked off with a federal government shutdown that resulted in the loss of  Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for 12,000 Franklin County Residents. In an effort to ...

Lt. Ben Goody of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office was awarded a Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association's Deputy Sheriff of the Year award for his exceptional courage and dedication during an ...