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ATHOL — To say Town Manager Shaun Suhoski is optimistic as the Town of Athol enters the new year may be an understatement.“I think 2023 is going to be a really exciting year for the town,” he told the Athol Daily News in an end-of-year interview. “I...

ATHOL – Athol’s Energy Committee met to review the Draft 2025 and 2030 Decarbonization Plan for the Town of Athol, a 57-page proposal put together by John Snell, a consultant with the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission.During its discussion,...

ATHOL — About a dozen residents attended a meeting of Athol’s Downtown Revitalization Committee to learn about a proposed apartment building to be built on the site of the current downtown parking garage, and also provide space for commercial...

ATHOL — Athol’s Office of Planning and Development is seeking two Athol residents to serve on one newly created task force, and three others to serve as members of a Lake Ellis partnership.Residents appointed to the Municipal Decarbonization Task...

ATHOL — Athol Planning and Development Director Eric Smith recently provided the town’s Open Space and Recreation Commission with a brief overview of steps that will need to be taken to secure the properties needed to develop a 6.2-mile-long trail...

ATHOL — In July, Fitchburg developer Bill Krikorian appeared before Athol’s Economic Development and Industrial Corp. with an offer to purchase the downtown parking garage — closed in recent years due to safety concerns — and transform the site into...

ATHOL – Members of the Athol Selectboard were asked Tuesday what the town should do with the 100.9-acre parcel of property it owns off of South Athol Road but seemed to struggle to come up with specific suggestions for the property purchased by the...

ATHOL — The Open Space and Recreation Review Committee this week hosted representatives of the engineering firm creating plans for construction of a more than 6-mile rail trail. The trail will, as much as possible, follow the route of the Enfield &...

ATHOL — At the Athol Selectboard meeting on Sept. 20, Athol Planning and Development Director Eric Smith and Town Energy Committee Chair Aimee Hanson brought the board up to speed on plans to reduce municipal carbon emissions by 50% by the year 2030,...

ATHOL — Representatives from the Bedford, New Hampshire-based engineering firm Wright-Pierce met with Athol’s Selectboard Sept. 20 to discuss proposals for improvement to Canal, Lumber, South and Freedom streets. Details of the plans will be included...