The Orange Economic Development & Industrial Corporation is seeking developers to purchase and redevelop the former Butterfield School, with the goal of creating sustainable tax revenues, supporting ...

In the “Letter from the Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King Jr. warned that the greatest obstacle toward true change is not ...

Franklin County has received $3.4 million in Community Development Block Grants to support infrastructure upgrades, housing ...

Librarians across western Massachusetts are calling for an additional $1 million for public library aid in the state's fiscal ...

Gov. Maura Healey has proposed a 4.4% increase in local aid for fiscal year 2027, a $1.2 billion road and bridge funding bill, and a $75 million bridge repair program to help cities and towns reopen ...

State Auditor Diana DiZoglio has released an audit of the Veterans Home at Holyoke and the Veterans Home at Chelsea, which ...

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston has awarded $2.12 million in grants and a $1.2 million loan to support the construction ...

Due to the storm and expected road conditions today’s paper will be delayed and delivered with Tuesday edition. Thank you for your understanding and subscribing to the Athol Daily News. As a reminder, ...

The capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro at the beginning of the month has, in many ways, raised more questions than answers, according to local experts on the region who recently gathered at a ...

Of course libraries are luxuries. Churches, hospitals, and supermarkets are essential.  Libraries are not, though some adults and youngsters seem to like them. Nellie White Buckland ...

Franklin County municipalities spent a total of $3.16 million on winter road expenses in FY25, with the town of Colrain spending the least per roadway mile and Buckland spending the most per roadway ...