Franklin County growers are cautiously optimistic after experiencing a "thinning frost" that could potentially damage their crops, but it is too early to tell the extent of the damage.

Nicole Gough, a Selectboard member in Phillipston, is running for the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent 2nd Franklin District state Rep. Susannah Whipps, I-Athol, in the November election, ...

Orange has an opportunity to again elect leaders who will work to ensure that Orange makes the needed progress to once again thrive. Orange is in a defining moment. A moment that needs to build on its ...

Hometown Harvest, a new cannabis retailer in Athol, opened on April 11th and is owned by six local partners who aim to provide quality products at an affordable price.

Mitch Grosky, a member of the Selectboard and School Committee in Athol, will undergo a kidney transplant on Tuesday, with a former student from his teaching days in Harvard acting as the donor.

Amanda Taylor testified in front of the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to advocate for passage of ...

The family-owned Athol Daily News is committed to strong, independent local reporting, but journalism like this depends on reader support. Your donations help our newsroom cover the stories that ...

Greenfield Community College faces a $2.86 million budget deficit, leading to proposed cuts that faculty argue will harm education quality.

Overview: Athol's Town Manager, Shaun Suhoski, has proposed a two-year, two-phase plan to address the town's $1.78 million deficit, which includes using the town's free cash and cutting $352,000 from ...

I would like to thank letter writer Ryan Whitney [“Conflicts of interest, constantly ignored,” Recorder, April 1] for allowing me to give real world examples of how the commonwealth’s Conflict of ...

Weston Willoughby and Mike Davis won the 61st annual Athol River Rat Race, while Maple Dubois and Jack Morse won the mixed recreational division and Phil Stevens and Daisy Stevens won the youth and ...