There are a couple of expressions commonly used by boat owners. One is “A boat is a hole in the water where you throw money” and another is “The two happiest days in a boat owners’ life are the day ...

Massachusetts did not officially participate in the 250th “State Fair” recently in Washington, D.C. At first it said the state was not going because of “budget constraints,” but Forbes Magazine told ...

Sign up for the Athol Daily News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. The Frontier School Committee’s decision not to keep the plaque honoring Greg ...

CHICOPEE — U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and Congressman Seth Moulton faced off Wednesday in a western Massachusetts primary debate, hitting on everything from Markey’s age to Moulton’s stance on trans athletes ...

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey signed the $63.4 billion annual budget Thursday, coming nine days into the new fiscal year that’s poised to inflict major financial turmoil as a federal law reshapes public ...

Now in retirement, I am a true “amateur,” doing things only as my spirit commands. Up to the 19 th century, before the advent of what we today call “professionalism,” most activities — intellectual, ...

Senators on Thursday unveiled a proposal aimed at limiting youth exposure to addictive aspects of social media, one that differs dramatically from a social media ban the House has already passed.

The old baseball scoreboard at Frontier Regional School, featuring a plaque honoring fallen soldier Gregory Belanger. Credit: PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo Sign up for the Athol Daily News' morning ...

Russell W. SedgwickPhillipston, MA - Russell Sedgwick born May 19, 1969, has passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family. He had a long battle with lung cancer for the 3rd time in life ...

One in four nurses in the state report not feeling safe at work, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association’s 2026 “State of Nursing in Massachusetts” survey. Released in May, the survey found ...

Fully able to fly and free of the nest, the young House Wrens will still be identifiable for a while because of the remnant of yellow skin at the corners of their mouths. BILL DANIELSON / For the ...

Every morning I watch the same thing happen. The sun rises over our home in western Massachusetts and begins pouring energy onto the solar panels we installed more than a decade ago. For 14 hours they ...