A new bill in Massachusetts proposes a tax credit of up to $5,000 for farmers who donate their extra produce and cosmetic rejects to food banks and pantries, in order to reduce food waste and help ...

The Selectboard has voted to draft a Home Rule Petition to seek five additional beer and wine licenses, which, if approved, would go to the state Legislature for consideration.

Members of Franklin County snowmobile clubs are supporting the $2.9 billion environmental bond bill, which would provide funding for the state Department of Conservation and Recreation to maintain ...

Wildlife in New England have adapted to survive cold winters for many thousands of years, and while there will be negative impacts to birds and animals, they are well suited to naturally cope with ...

The Athol-Orange Area Rotary Club hosted its third annual Taste of North Quabbin fundraiser, bringing together local food vendors and community members for an evening focused on addressing food ...

Ronald P. Mitchell III was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to one count of armed robbery and two counts of kidnapping, with the judge citing his cooperation with the ...

At the beginning of the alpine skiing season, Addie Loomis worried about facing the challenges of the giant slalom at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area when state competition came around in February. She ...

I miss “global warming.” Don’t you? The second snowstorm in three days, weather app warns of wind gusts up to 50 mph, as I write this. School and local government offices closed, again. Hudson River ...

If I’d known how fulfilling grandchildren were, I’d have skipped having children. It’s meant to capture the sweetness of grandparenting — the joy without the grind. But thousands of grandparents in ...

Years ago, I was driving over La Veta Pass in southern Colorado, a lovely stretch that divides the eastern plains from the Sangre de Cristo (Blood of Christ) Mountain range that extends down into New ...

As an early childhood consultant, I have the privilege of visiting and working with a wide variety of early childhood programs in both Franklin and Hampshire counties, as well as the North Quabbin ...