The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) is facing unprecedented financial uncertainty due to federal cuts, resulting in the loss of economic development funds, expired hazard mitigation ...

Pete Buttigieg spoke at Amherst College's LitFest, diagnosing the Democratic Party's weakness in communication and encouraging people to embrace public service and encounter different viewpoints, ...

Three officers resigned from the Erving Police Department in January and February, leaving the department with only one full-time patrol officer and three vacant positions.

Gil Viera, left, stands with his defense attorney Jared Olanoff in Franklin County Superior Court on Tuesday. Credit: PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo GREENFIELD — A Springfield man who claimed self-defense ...

Emily Meuse, a former Massachusetts National Guard member and current employee at Schneider Electric, is running for election to retain her seat on the Athol Royalston Regional School Committee. Meuse ...

The Hanson Milone Act in Massachusetts requires all motorboat operators to complete a certified boating safety course by April 1, 2028, and personal watercraft users must be 16 years old with a valid ...

Daniel J. KaczmarczykAthol, MA - Daniel J. "Kaczy" Kaczmarczyk, 66, of Athol, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by the love of his family on March 2, 2026.Daniel, loving ...

James Andrew Kilroy of Warwick, MA died surrounded by his loving family after a fight with cancer on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at Mass General Brigham in Boston, MA ...

Susan L. GagliaATHOL, MA - Susan Lynne "Susie" Gaglia passed away at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield on March 1. She was born in Lackawanna, NY on July 4, 1953. A 4th of July baby, she was ...

The Massachusetts Senate has passed a $3.28 billion borrowing bill to fund maintenance, repairs and major capital projects at the state's 15 community colleges, nine state universities and five ...

The Montachusett Regional Planning Commission has presented a study to the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation on the development of the Route 2A corridor from the South Main Street Bridge ...

Voters in Orange elected Kelli Bixby Gervais and Reid Jeffries Anderson Jr. to the Selectboard and Miguel Guerra and Amber Dupell to the School Committee, ousting incumbents Tom Smith, Jane Peirce, ...