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By GREG VINE
ATHOL – After some brief delays, the Energy Committee will celebrate the installation of two new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in town.A “plug-in ceremony” is planned for 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The devices installed in the parking...
By GREG VINE
REGION – While lines didn’t stretch out the doors of area polling places in the North Quabbin area, voter traffic – according to area poll workers – was steady on Tuesday.On Monday, Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin predicted a record...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – Community surveys in recent years to determine what can be done to revitalize downtown Athol indicate a desire to see more restaurant options.To help answer questions on what issues may face potential restaurateurs, the Mass Downtown...
By GREG VINE
ROYALSTON – At its meeting on Oct. 29, the Selectboard set Saturday, Dec. 7, as the tentative date for a Special Town Meeting to decide on how more than $400,000 in free cash should be used.The board will decide at its next meeting on Nov. 19 whether...
By GREG VINE
PHILLIPSTON – The Selectboard met with Templeton Police Officer Bill Chapman Wednesday night to discuss his interest in becoming the town’s next chief of police.Chapman was asked to meet with the board after its first choice, Templeton Police Officer...
By GREG VINE
ROYALSTON – Royalston Community School fifth and sixth graders visited Town Hall Tuesday morning for a lesson in civics.Town Clerk Barbara Richardson and poll workers arranged to have the students participate in an election all their own. The...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL — State Rep. Susannah Whipps is seeking reelection to a fifth term and is once again being challenged by Republican Jeffrey Raymond.Whipps represents the 2nd Franklin District, which stretches from Winchendon to Greenfield. Raymond last...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – Thursday’s Community Night Out at Athol High School saw costumes, music and much more at an annual event that is proving very popular.ARRSD Family & Community Center Director Shirley Mitchell estimated that nearly 1,500 people showed up to...
By GREG VINE
PHILLIPSTON – At its meeting on Oct. 16, the Selectboard accepted the resignation of Chief Administrative Officer Melanie Jackson, who will officially step down on Nov. 1.Jackson began working in Phillipston as town treasurer. After the departure of...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – During a special meeting held virtually Tuesday night, the Athol Royalston Regional School Committee voted to raise the pay for substitute nurses and teachers.“We have been experiencing various difficulties getting substitutes into the...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – With the infusion of a new state grant, the town can complete updates to its master plan.Last year, Athol received a $49,000 Planning Assistance Grant from the state to update elements of the master plan.Two chapters in the plan – one dealing...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – At last week’s Selectboard meeting, Town Manager Shaun Suhoski announced that Athol received a $50,000 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant to be used for the design of an updated HVAC system for Town Hall. Suhoski said the town’s...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – Town Clerk Nancy Burnham met with Athol’s Selectboard at its meeting Tuesday to remind board members and the public that early voting for the Nov. 5 general election begins this weekend.“Beginning the Saturday, October 19,” said Burnham, “this...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – Though the Athol Lions Club has made the decision to cancel this weekend’s Haunted Hayrides, plans are being made for a bigger and better event next year.Lions Club President Kim Emond told the Athol Daily News Thursday that several...
By GREG VINE
Congressman Jim McGovern is wrapping up his 14th term in the U.S. House but after nearly 26 years representing the 2nd Congressional District, said he hasn’t tired of the job.McGovern, 64, the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, described it...
By GREG VINE
Cornelius Shea is quick to admit that his campaign to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern this Nov. 5 would be considered a long shot.Shea, a 20-year Marine Corps veteran, is running as an Independent, though he assisted his father on a number of...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – At its meeting on Oct. 15, the Selectboard voted to enact an across-the-board ban on the placement of signs of any kind on town-owned property.The move comes two weeks after the board voted to prohibit political signs on municipal grounds....
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – The Athol Royalston Regional School District’s Community Night Out, which drew more than 1,000 people last year, is back and ready to go.The free event is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 24, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at O’Brien Field behind Athol...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – Going past 416 Main St. in Athol, there is a collage of faces adorning a storefront window – faces you might even recognize.The people in those pictures range from blue collar workers to white collar professionals, from the homeless to the...
By ADA DENENFELD KELLY
FITCHBURG — When Elaine Ivanowski first opened her clothing shop, Mommy & Me, in Athol, she aimed to sell maternity and baby clothes at an affordable price.Over time, however, Ivanowski has decided to shift her focus and has started Moms in Recovery,...
By ADA DENENFELD KELLY
As peak fall foliage season approaches, experts predict a season as brilliant as ever.“The fall in New England is notoriously beautiful, and we have no reason to doubt that we’re going to have another beautiful fall foliage display this October,” said...
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