Senate President Karen Spilka has identified housing and health care as priority issues for 2026, while also addressing ...

Overview: The Selectboard in Athol has approved plans to store propane tanks for the Residences at the Park housing project, which will provide heat for on-site construction at the former Bigelow and ...

The Community One Stop for Growth program has awarded $8 million in grant funding to Franklin County, supporting 15 housing and infrastructure projects, including the Evergreen Circle at Care Drive ...

Organizations across Franklin County and the North Quabbin region are offering free meals on Thanksgiving to ensure that ...

During the first week of the two-week shotgun deer hunting season in Massachusetts, successful hunters are required to check all deer at a biological check station. Again this year, the Orange Gun ...

Over 150 people, including Gov. Maura Healey, joined NEPM radio host Christopher "Monte" Belmonte's 16th annual March for the Food Bank, which raised $670,581 to support food security in the region.

A recent headline heralded the commonwealth’s purchase of a woodlot in Deerfield (“DCR Protects 262 acres of forest,” Oct. 21 ...

Campaigns backing at least 10 of the 44 filed ballot question proposals believe they’re still in the running to make it onto the 2026 ballot, while the majority of petitions have died before the ...

Fall is here and with it comes the phenomenon of lake turnover, which is essential for a healthy ecosystem, as well as the end of upland bird season and the start of shotgun and black powder deer ...

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 Beals Prize for Young Poets contest took place at the Beals Memorial Library, celebrating creative writing by high school students from nine schools in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The winner ...

This month kicked off with a federal government shutdown that resulted in the loss of  Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for 12,000 Franklin County Residents. In an effort to ...