Overview: MassWildlife is urging people to stop using bird feeders due to the increasing encounters with bears and other ...

Gov. Maura Healey proposes $2.45 billion in additional spending for fiscal year 2025, including $2.05 billion for MassHealth, ...

I put off tending our rose bed, discouraged by the sight of the brown grasses, drooping tree leaves and suffering shrubs in ...

Former Selectboard member Bill Chiasson is running in a special election to fill a vacancy in Athol, facing three challengers ...

New Hampshire timber company acquires 2,864 acres of forested land from W.D. Cowls Inc., ensuring permanent public benefit ...

Governor Maura Healey establishes a commission to review and reform the PILOT program, ensuring fair compensation for ...

UMass football head coach Joe Harasymiak is looking to reshape the Minutemen football program with the help of new special ...

It is not at all uncommon for me to see some fairly interesting things on my regular morning walk down to my Thinking Chair.

Overview: Town administrators, Selectboard members, and Finance Committee members across Franklin County are grappling with a ...

ATHOL – Former Selectboard member Bill Chiasson is hoping to return to the board next month as he faces three challengers in ...

Garrett Cote is a sports writer for the Daily Hampshire Gazette, where he covers high school and college athletics – ...

Jon Costa, a former Petersham Selectboard member, is running for Athol's board. With experience in public works and fire ...