Memorial Day ceremonies, which were to take place at Highland Cemetery, were instead moved indoors Monday due to inclement weather. Still, the rain and gray skies failed to dampen spirits of the more ...

Former Congressman Barney Frank, the first member of Congress to voluntarily come out publicly as gay and a liberal bulldog who left his fingerprints on the nation’s banking regulations, died on ...

I was talking with my good friend, who was lamenting that the library is facing cutbacks even as its role in the community is changing and expanding, that there are layoffs at all our medical ...

Sixty-one voters gathered at Erving Elementary School on Wednesday, where they passed all 34 articles during Annual Town Meeting, including the $1.1 million expansion of Center Cemetery and $1 million ...

The University of Massachusetts Amherst has launched a long-range, phased plan to modernize housing on campus, including building new dormitories before others are replaced or renovated, GAZETTE FILE ...

Despite the politically polarizing and often confusing time across the United States, Dorcas Boateng, a nurse practitioner in Worcester originally from Ghana, is grateful to be an American citizen. “I ...

Sunday, July 6 2:10 a.m. – Caller on 911 reporting her upstairs neighbor is making noise pacing back and forth. Spoke with male subject in that apartment, he was advised of the complaint. Tuesday, ...

Orange, MA – It is with heartfelt sorrow that we announce the passing of Louise Marie Hamel, fondly known to many as “Weezie”, on May 8, 2026. Born on June 27, 1963, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, ...

With a 4-1 win over Pioneer Valley Regional, the Frontier Regional baseball team won its fifth league championship under coach Chris Williams on Wednesday. Frontier finished (15-3, 10-2) tied for ...

John Smiarowski, his son Christian Smiarowski and his nephew Teddy Smiarowski III bundle asparagus for sales at their farm in Hatfield. Credit: PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo Sign up for the Athol Daily ...

In Gavin De Becker’s 1997 book “The Gift of Fear,” the author describes seven techniques that human predators use to get access to their prospective victims. One of these is called “forced teaming.” ...

Música Franklin is hosting its eighth annual Fun Fest on May 30 at Unity Park in Turners Falls, featuring music, crafts, activities and performances from artists and students.