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A new car wash was approved for Santa Maria by the Planning Commission this week, with the automated facility to be located just two businesses south of an existing car

With just over a week before school starts, the interim superintendent is in place and making hires. What positions still need to be filled?

San Luis Obispo County’s loss will be Santa Maria’s gain when the Ryder Truck Rental agency moves to a new west-side location following the Planning Commission’s approval.

Local experts say Franklin County and North Quabbin residents have little reason to worry that their area is vulnerable to the type of emergency a small Ohio village is experiencing after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in early...

After reading the article by reporter Greg Vine on the front-page of Tuesday’s Recorder about the impending debt ceiling battle, and U.S. Rep McGovern’s take on it, I felt that his one sided perspective deserves a response (“McGovern: Debt ceiling...

ATHOL – Fire destroyed a garage at 162 Silver Lake Street late Sunday night. The fire was first reported at 11:11 p.m.Athol Fire Chief Joseph Guarnera said Engine 1 and Ladder 1 were dispatched to the scene, where crews found heavy fire coming from...

Bristol couple helping Covid vaccine roll-out in Uganda Published image copyrightJill Vine image captionJill and Greg Vine have spent 15 years working with the worlds largest humanitarian aid air operation A couple helping to provide aid to the hardest to reach areas of Uganda in support of a Covid vaccination effort have praised the work of charities who are "finding a way through". Jill and Greg Vine, from Bristol, have been working with humanitarian aid air operation, Mission Aviation Fello...

Athol Royalston School Committee backs $25.9M budget FILE PHOTO Modified: 4/18/2021 5:42:03 PM ATHOL — A week after holding a public hearing on the proposed spending plan, the Athol Royalston Regional School Committee last Wednesday endorsed a FY22 education budget of just over $29.5 million. “Last week,” said Superintendent Darcy Fernandes, “we did present this budget to the community, and all of the current School Committee members were present.” She then went on to note that one...

Big jump for house sale prices in county and region Laura Sandvik of Delap Real Estate in a new construction house for sale in Greenfield. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ New construction house for sale in Greenfield. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Joseph Ruggeri of Ruggeri Real Estate in a new construction site in Greenfield on Champney Road. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ A house for sale in Turners Falls. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ A house for sale in Shutesbury. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ SARA LYMAN Modified: 4/5/2021 2:5...

District community center previewed for School Committee FERNANDES Staff Photo/Greg Vine Published: 2/17/2021 3:06:03 PM Modified: 2/17/2021 3:06:01 PM ATHOL — Athol Royalston Regional School District Superintendent Darcy Fernandes last week gave the School Committee a preview of what a district-run community center might look like. Fernandes told the committee, “Over the past few years, one of the main pieces of the strategic plan that we’ve been looking at and trying to build capacity f...