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By Carla CharterScott Robinson remembers being an 11-year-old paperboy for the Athol Daily News, selling newspapers in front of the L.S. Starrett Company. One day in particular though stands out. November 22, 1963, the day President John F. Kennedy...

Central Massachusetts hospital beds continue to be filled up by COVID-19 patient as the nation undergoes a new wave of the virus before Christmas.

Talk of the Towns, March 26, 2019 Published: 3/25/2019 5:08:38 PM Ashfield Veterans Representative Town Hall Hours: Brian Brooks, a Veterans Service Officer from the Department of Veterans Services in Greenfield, will be at the Ashfield Town Hall from 1 to 3 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month. He will be available for consultations with veterans or their family members on Veterans Benefits and Veterans Programs. “Healthy Bones and Balance”or bone health, Thursdays, 9:30 a.m., St. Joh...

Sportsman’s Corner: A slip of the knife sends Mike to ER Published: 2/4/2021 3:01:34 PM Modified: 2/4/2021 8:32:53 PM For the first time since 1996, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) is considering an increase in hunting and fishing license fees to ensure the continued conservation, protection and management of wildlife, fish and plants in Massachusetts for the benefit and enjoyment of the public. The next step in the process is a series of information sessio...

Times Past: Dec. 22, 2020 Published: 12/21/2020 4:15:08 PM Modified: 12/21/2020 4:15:04 PM 1995 A holiday tradition for many years, mitten trees in local banks is likely to end this year with the disbanding of the Athol Quota Club. The club, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in February, voted to disband as of June 30. “We had no new members and many of our people are getting older and are unable to continue,” Doris Blanchard explained. “We’d like to keep the mitten tree going, but...