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Members of Village Neighbors, a group that helps older residents live independently at home as long as possible, socialize at New Salem Preserves while drinking cider and taking in the views recently.

Drivers parking in the downtown area will soon have the additional option to pay their parking fees on their smartphones. The Downtown Vitality Committee met Oct. 14 to review updates on downtown ...

Newly-released data from Coalition that Cares' Prevention Needs Assessmentshows that while youth tobacco, alcohol and drug use dipped this year, students from Franklin County and the North Quabbin ...

The Resilience Center of Franklin County, formerly known as the New England Learning Center for Women in Transition, celebrated its 50th anniversary on Oct. 5, honoring the work of its founders and ...

At a recent Selectboard meeting, Athol Fire Chief Jeff Parker introduced Eric Jack as the department’s new deputy chief. Jack was sworn in by Town Clerk Nancy Burnham shortly before the start of the ...

A network outage that closed the emergency department and impacted other systems at Heywood Hospital and Athol Hospital since Sunday has been determined to be a “cybersecurity incident,” the company ...

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Last week’s trip to Nova Scotia was perhaps the most enjoyable hunting and fishing excursion ever for this writer. It was a long time in the making and reconnecting with Todd Kennedy was more than ...

Reflecting on a state study that reports significant drops in food waste since the implementation of a commercial food waste ban in 2014, local experts say Franklin County residents were ahead of the ...