Overview: A bill to establish a minimum wage of $25 per hour for enhanced care workers has been proposed in Massachusetts, with support from health care workers and SEIU Local 509. A hearing also ...

The Athol and Royalston historical societies are holding a holiday wreath sale this weekend to raise funds, with wreaths made by Michael Adams and a group of volunteers and decorated with donated ...

The Selectboard discussed the increasing number of double utility poles in town, which are unsightly, present a safety hazard, and cause damage to town property, and urged National Grid and Verizon to ...

The campaign behind a proposed 2026 ballot measure to establish rent control across the state says it has cleared the highest signature-gathering hurdle in the initiative petition process, submitting ...

A vast display of blankets, scarves, coats and stuffed animals will be sprawled across the Common for the next few days, ready for those in need to take home.Eight years ago, Sandra Cross was thinking ...

The Phillipston Selectboard has requested that the U.S. Postal Service assign the town its own unique ZIP code, as it currently shares the 01331 ZIP code with Athol, which can cause confusion for ...

At its meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 19, the Athol Royalston School Committee recognized those students named as Student of the Month at each of the schools. Students were nominated by their teachers, ...

Jon H. HardieROYALSTON, MA - Jon Harold Hardie passed away peacefully at his beloved home, a home he hand-built with friends, family, and neighbors 24 years ago. Jon loved things of beauty; he ...

Due to a break in the sprinkler system the Athol Police Department building is currently closed to foot traffic and for administrative purposes, the town has announced. All emergency services ...