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By GREG VINE
ROYALSTON – Citing the new reform regulations and pay issues, Royalston Police Chief Curtis Deveneau told the Selectboard that the department is down to half the officers it had three years agoDeveneau said he is down to only nine part-time officers,...
By Max Bowen
NEW SALEM—Two people were hospitalized following an accident Wednesday evening.According to New Salem Fire Chief Joe Cuneo, the accident occurred on Route 202, south of the center of town and was reported at 6:26 p.m. Cuneo said that two vehicles had...
By ALISON KUZNITZ
BOSTON — Drivers who fail to slow down and change lanes to accommodate stopped first responders or tow truck drivers on roadways could face stiffer penalties under legislation backed by the State Police Association of Massachusetts (SPAM), as well as...
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE — Representatives from an architectural, engineering and construction firm remotely attended the latest Selectboard meeting to explain the options for creating a public safety building that would consolidate the town’s police and fire...
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE – The town’s police department and Ralph C. Mahar Regional School’s administration were investigating a reported threat made against the school, though they do not believe students or staff were in any danger.According to a letter drafted by...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – The morning’s rain followed by gray skies and the somber knowledge that the community had lost a neighbor in a tragic fire may have limited attendance, many were present at the Athol Fire Department’s annual 9/11 memorial. At Monday’s event,...
Staff Report
The state has opened a database containing disciplinary records for more than 2,100 Massachusetts police officers credibly accused of misconduct, including 30 officers who work or once worked in area communities or colleges.Among those officers who...
By MAX BOWEN
PETERSHAM — The town’s police department will soon be getting a pair of new cruisers.Voters passed a Proposition 2 ½ debt exclusion at a Special Election held on Monday Aug. 14, allowing for the borrowing of $100,000 to pay for a bond to purchase two...
By GREG VINE
ROYALSTON – Royalston police and firefighters mingled with residents early Tuesday evening as the community took part in National Night Out (NNO).The event was one of four sponsored by the North Quabbin Community Coalition (NQCC), with similar...
By DOMENIC POLI and JULIAN MENDOZA
NEW SALEM — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office has identified the 75-year-old Leicester man killed by a falling tree while driving on Route 122 on Wednesday.William Mattei was the sole occupant of a pickup truck traveling west on Petersham...
By Greg Vine
ATHOL – Hazardous material crews spent much of Monday night and Tuesday morning on the scene of an ammonia spill in the basement of the Pizza Bar.Athol Fire Chief Joseph Guarnera said the spill posed a significant risk to people and properties in the...
By Max Bowen
ATHOL—Following a reported stabbing in the emergency room of Heywood Hospital in Gardner, a number of new security measures are in place for the emergency department. These measures are in place at Heywood Hospital and will be at Athol Hospital within...
By Greg Vine
ROYALSTON – When temporary Town Moderator Andy West called for action on the first article of the Annual Town Meeting warrant, few in the audience could have anticipated they would still be conducting business more than four hours later.The meeting...
By GREG VINE
ROYALSTON – At this Saturday’s Annual Town Meeting, voters will determine whether funding for a number of different purposes gets approved.Town Meeting takes place on Saturday, June 10, 10 a.m. in the second-floor auditorium at Town Hall, 13 On the...
By Greg Vine
ATHOL – Police officers in Athol will soon be outfitted with a new piece of equipment—an item which Chief Craig Lundgren said he was initially skeptical of, but now sees as indispensable.Starting Monday, each officer will be equipped with a body...
Staff Report
ROYALSTON – Fifteen fifth-graders from the Royalston Community School (RCS) participated in a ceremony celebrating their graduation from a 10-week D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program.Local and state dignitaries were on hand for the...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – To cope with an unexpected overtime increase at the police department, the Finance and Warrant Advisory Committee has approved a transfer from its reserve account.The proposal was approved unanimously at the committee’s meeting on Tuesday....
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – The Selectboard got a look at this year’s capital spending plan from the town’s Capital Program Committee (CPC), which calls for $1.2 million in Free Cash for requests by the police, fire, and public works departments. The current Free Cash...
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE — The daily schedule at Ralph C. Mahar Regional School went uninterrupted Thursday after a reported threat of violence the day before was investigated and deemed not credible.A letter penned by Principal Scott Hemlin and sent to parents and...
By GREG VINE
ROYALSTON – The Selectboard has established a retirement policy for the town’s police officers and firefighters following several weeks’ deliberation.The issue arose because there are two officers above the age of 65 serving in the police...
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