According to data from the Communities That Care Coalition’s Prevention Needs Assessment Survey, schools that have ...

After Massachusetts voters opted to toss out the MCAS test as a graduation requirement during last November's election, 43 teachers, administrators and parents from across the region met on Zoom ...

Bar-Way Farm in Deerfield was named the 2025 Massachusetts Dairy Farm of the Year for its quality milk production, pasture and herd management, and sustainable environmental practices, including an ...

Real estate interests are lobbying against a proposed initiative petition to revive rent control across Massachusetts, arguing that it would worsen the state's housing shortage and hurt tenants, ...

Just days after the Six Town Regionalization Planning Board voted to postpone the Special Town Meeting votes and Montague ...

More than 1,500 people of all ages attended Thursday’s Athol Royalston Community Night Out at Athol High School, which featured the annual Trick or Trunk competition. The event saw nearly 50 community ...

NEW SALEM — Rehabilitation of the historic Keystone Bridge near the Gate 30 parking area off Route 122 began last week, after the nonprofit that is dedicated to increasing public awareness and ...

Bickford, 103, of Lincoln Avenue, died peacefully at home on Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, two days after her birthday. Born in ...

Newly-released data from Coalition that Cares' Prevention Needs Assessmentshows that while youth tobacco, alcohol and drug use dipped this year, students from Franklin County and the North Quabbin ...

The Athol-Royalston School District is implementing new initiatives linked to the Vision of a Massachusetts Graduate, a statewide effort to develop "thinkers, contributors, and leaders" in students, ...

Housing officials at the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce's breakfast discussed the need for strategic housing development to meet the needs of current and future residents, while also emphasizing ...