Real estate interests are lobbying against a proposed initiative petition to revive rent control across Massachusetts, arguing that it would worsen the state's housing shortage and hurt tenants, ...

Bar-Way Farm in Deerfield was named the 2025 Massachusetts Dairy Farm of the Year for its quality milk production, pasture and herd management, and sustainable environmental practices, including an ...

After Massachusetts voters opted to toss out the MCAS test as a graduation requirement during last November's election, 43 teachers, administrators and parents from across the region met on Zoom ...

More than 1,500 people of all ages attended Thursday’s Athol Royalston Community Night Out at Athol High School, which featured the annual Trick or Trunk competition. The event saw nearly 50 community ...

NEW SALEM — Rehabilitation of the historic Keystone Bridge near the Gate 30 parking area off Route 122 began last week, after the nonprofit that is dedicated to increasing public awareness and ...

Bickford, 103, of Lincoln Avenue, died peacefully at home on Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, two days after her birthday. Born in ...

The Municipal Decarbonization Task Force and Town Energy Committee held a joint meeting to review the town's clean-energy efforts, including delays to a solar panel installation and a heat pump system ...