The Selectboard of Athol has voted to seek Legislative approval to expand its all-alcohol licenses from three to eight, in order to promote economic development and support local businesses.

Hedgerow Hunt Club and Pat Perry have had an impact on my bird dogs and hundreds more dogs in the years since Pat began the operation of Hedgerow in Royalston almost 40 years ago. Over that time, his ...

Athol is in the process of updating its master plan, which was last updated in 2015, and a recent community survey has indicated that housing affordability, infrastructure improvements, and local ...

Two people were hospitalized for injuries following a vehicle crash on Partridgeville Road Wednesday afternoon, according to the Athol Fire Department. The crash was reported around 3:30 p.m. on ...

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The Massachusetts Fisheries and Wildlife Board has recommended allowing hunting on Sundays and giving all hunters the ability to use crossbows.

Attorney General Andrea Campbell pledged that she would “see them in court” when the Trump administration rescinded the 2009 policy that underpins essentially all federal regulation of greenhouse gas ...

After six years leading Athol's Public Works Department, Dick Kilhart was honored by the town's Selectboard for his accomplishments, including the replacement of 13 bridges, the repaving of Main ...

After nine years serving on Athol’s Selectboard, four of them as chair, Rebecca Bialecki was honored on Tuesday evening, March 17, at her final meeting as a member of the board. Bialecki, who chose ...

Six former mill buildings on Lincoln Avenue in Winchendon were destroyed in a three-alarm fire early Friday morning, with no injuries reported and the cause of the fire still under investigation.

Spring is in the near future the robins are seen all over Royalston. EMILY LANGEVIN / For the Athol Daily News ...

Join the Athol Public Library at 568 Main St., Athol, on Wednesday, March 25, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for Nick Zaino’s ...