The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for much of Massachusetts, including the North Quabbin Area, from Wednesday morning through Saturday night. The high on Thursday could ...

The Massachusetts Rural Policy Plan is being updated for the first time since being released in 2019, with a focus on supporting rural equity and capacity. The updated document, now in its draft phase ...

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Missy Eaton and her husband Dan Eaton are organizing a reading of the Declaration of ...

ATHOL — A Smith College alumna recently ascended to the helm of Athol-Orange Community Television, becoming the second executive director in the public-access cable station’s history. Liz Walber has ...

ATTLEBORO , MA – Joan (Kellogg) Taylor, 95, formerly of New Salem, Athol and Greenfield, died on the evening of June 20, 2026 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Attleboro with her daughters at her ...

Following a 5-4 vote by the Athol-Royalston Regional School Committee to extend Superintendent Matthew Ehrenworth's contract, Chairman Lee Chauvette and committee member Kiley Hall submitted their ...

The 75th season of the Athol-Orange Chuck Stone Little League and Babe Ruth League will close out with a ceremony on June 27. There will be a dedication to late league board member Shaun Sherman, who ...

BOSTON — It wasn’t until the Senate passed a sweeping child welfare bill Friday that Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, realized a seven-and-a-half-year effort had finally reached the finish line. The ...

GREENFIELD — U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern announced a $879,000 federal earmark for Northampton-based nonprofit Stop It Now! on Wednesday at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Franklin County and North ...

Ninoshka "Nino" Flecha stirs rice and vegetables at Wednesday's community meal at the Second Congregational Church in Greenfield. Credit: PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo Sign up for the Athol Daily News' ...

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BOSTON — Massachusetts students would need to complete college-preparatory coursework, pass end-of-course exams, develop postsecondary plans, and finish a capstone project or portfolio under final ...