The Connecticut River Conservancy has been awarded $180,000 to begin planning and designing the partial demolition of the Electric Light and Power Dam on the Green River.

Motorists visiting downtown Athol won’t have to feed the parking meters – at least until Oct. 3. That was the unanimous ...

A $50 million commitment, representing the largest gift in the history of the University of Massachusetts campus, will support current and future initiatives in research, academic excellence and ...

The Northeast Houndsmen conducted a training seminar at the Orange Municipal Airport on Tuesday to desensitize police dogs to the rush of boarding a helicopter.

The Reptile Nook was on hand to show children and their parents Ruckus the Russian tortoise, Cherry, a red foot tortoise and Bluey, a blue tongued skink at the Erving Public Library.STAFF PHOTO/PAUL ...

Mount Holyoke College will offer undergraduate students in the United States free tuition if their family income is below $150,000 a year, a new pledge that begins immediately. “Mount Holyoke is ...

An ad hoc committee has been assembled to develop potential amendments to the existing Mahar regional agreement, which Orange officials and residents have blamed for budget woes in recent years.

The Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries heard testimony on the "farm bill" that would provide financial assistance to farmers, create pathways for preserving farmland and provide workforce ...

This writer was recently doing a little internet surfing and visited the Kittery Trading Post site, as they have a huge inventory of new and used guns. While shooting a few clay targets at the Orange ...

State public health officials released COVID-19 vaccination guidance Wednesday ahead of this year’s respiratory illness season and two days before a federal vaccine advisory panel votes on its own ...

Reporting party from New Sherborn Road stating house across the street has been playing music loudly all day. Would like them spoken to. Child’s birthday party, advised of the complaint. Tuesday, Aug.

Utilizing a $500,000 federal grant, the town has begun the process of evaluating 12 sites in town believed to qualify as brownfields. The town was awarded the grant through the U.S. Environmental ...