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.

Proponents of rent control in Massachusetts argue that it will provide stability for residents and protect communities from displacement, while allowing landlords to operate and profit. However, ...

FirstLight Hydro Generating Co. has been issued a Notice of Responsibility from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for an oil spill that ice buildup in one of the bascule gates ...

Town Manager Shaun Suhoski presented the Finance and Warrant Advisory Committee with two Proposition 2 1⁄2 override questions to appear on the April 6 Town Election ballot, one for $1.8 million and ...

Fish and Game Commissioner Tom O’Shea said the Healey administration has heard “an enthusiastic interest” in lifting the outright ban on Sunday hunting that’s been in place for centuries, an idea ...

The Athol Police Department will dedicate a room in the station to honor Capt. Earl Grimes, who was killed in the line of duty in 1937, and will display mementos donated by his grandson in the room.

Josh Chernin, a Cambridge native and Harvard Business School graduate, is running unopposed for an open seat on the Petersham Selectboard, and is prioritizing improving the town's systems and ...

The Athol-Orange Chuck Stone Little League is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a parade, banquet, dance fundraiser, and spaghetti supper fundraiser.

The Board of Planning and Community Development held two public hearings for flag lot special permits for properties on Chestnut Hill Avenue and Lenox Street, and approved the first permit with ...