Rep. Bob Breshnahan, a Republican congressman elected this year to serve Pennsylvania’s 8th district, is missing in action — ...

Massachusetts state legislators are working to pass a bill that will provide clear guidelines for the removal of materials from libraries, protect librarians from disciplinary action and ensure that ...

The Selectboard voted to allow overnight parking at Fish Park through April 1, 2026, following complaints about an overnight parking ban enacted earlier this year.

Carolyn Brown is a features reporter/photographer at the Gazette. She is an alumna of Smith College and a native of ...

Massachusetts ended fiscal year 2025 with a state budget of $64 billion, which was more than $3.2 billion above the $60.9 ...

A jury ruled in favor of an Orange man sued by a neighbor who alleged the defendant refused to cooperate with efforts to ...

In the weeks after Thanksgiving and before Christmas, many families invest a great deal of consideration into selecting the ...

For over 30 years, the Athol Woman’s Club [AWC] has lit the Memory Tree at the uptown common. The tree is dedicated to Betty ...

The Franklin County Career & Technical Institute celebrated the graduation of 37 adult students from its 12-week career ...

ATHOL – The Fire Department Staffing Advisory Committee, which engineered the plan to fund the hiring of four new firefighter/EMTs, may soon be tasked with determining the future of the Fire ...

Deer hunters in Massachusetts are using their skills to help preserve local ecosystems, while also engaging in a peaceful and ...

Richard C. Rivers, 80, of Millers Falls Road, died on December 13, 2025.Born in Orange on September 25, 1945, he was the son of Arthur H. and Nina F. (Smith) Rivers.