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.

Massachusetts cities and towns are facing a financial crisis due to increasing costs, stagnant state aid and limits on taxation, according to a new report from the Massachusetts Municipal Association.

Construction is underway on the new Veterans Home in Holyoke, which will be one of the largest projects in western ...

Two brothers from Sheffield, Massachusetts were released from Israeli custody and sent to Jordan after being detained for ...

Two years after the Hamas attack on Israel, a commemorative service was held in Amherst to remember the victims and call for ...

With the completion of the Crescent Street bridge project and the re-opening of Crescent Street, free parking along Main and ...

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The Big Random, with Athol Town Manager Shaun Suhoski on keyboard, plays during the Winchendon Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 11. PHOTO BY GREG VINE ...

ORANGE — Four Fisher Hill Elementary School students are heading to Gillette Stadium on Wednesday, but it won’t be to check out Drake Maye’s progress as the New England Patriots quarterback.

Mary Kenney PETERSHAM, MA - Mary Kenney, age 77, a native of Petersham, died quietly in her sleep on October 13, 2025 at Alliance Health in Baldwinville. She was born in Ware on June 17, 1948, the ...

Governor Maura Healey has ordered the Department of Public Utilities to review all gas and electric bill charges to reduce or eliminate any that do not provide a benefit to ratepayers, in an effort to ...

Franklin County schools experienced a drop in MCAS scores this year, with results continuing to fall below pre-pandemic learning levels for most schools.