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Shelby Bronnes was among many write-in candidates who won a seat in Monday’s Athol and Royalston town elections.Bronnes bested Ryan Hood—whose name appeared on the ballot—by a vote of 138-122 for a seat on the Royalston Selectboard. The 28-year-old...

ATHOL – From increased parent liaisons to improved handling of bullying, local businessman Frank Visco II has a number of goals as a potential member of the Athol Royalston Regional School CommitteeVisco is among the four candidates seeking to fill...

ATHOL — It would be fair for anyone familiar with New England town meetings to characterize Athol’s Annual Town Meeting, held June 13, as, well, a snooze. While shouts of “objection!” and “point of order!” are commonly heard at such gatherings, the...

Landy's estate is listing almost all of his real estate portfolio, primarily in a couple-block stretch of what once was notoriously known as the Cass Corridor, up for sale, with the proceeds to go to the new Joel Landy Foundation.

REGION — Voters in Athol and Royalston head to the polls Tuesday for their respective Annual Town Election. In Athol, there is no contest for any of the town’s elective offices, although two Proposition 2 ½ debt exclusions are on the ballot. In...

karen in detroit, youre on with jenn risko of shelf awareness. >> caller: thank you for taking my call. im curious for the publisher to ask, will writers begin to consider putting hyperlinks into their book to take readers to other spot or other locations that are relevant to the text of their reading? i think that could create a really dynamic reading experience. ten comments more than just reading the book, but then maybe a platform of going to a higher hyperlink. >> host: jenn risko...

>> host: can you give a reason why decision points is topping the list? the president left with a very low approval rating. >> guest: he did. and its interesting that this book was doing so incredibly well. in fact, theres a number of people in publishing better thinking that bushs book will actually surpass the sales of clintons book, which is an interesting thing to think about. why has it done well? you know, if youve watched bush on this tour at all, and hes pretty amazing. hes rel...

>> thank you michael barone then president bush would a great way to kick off the miami book fair. we hope to see you throughout the week ended your pre-purchased a book they will be available outside there is a line to get into. if you did not repurchase one, there are some for sale write outside as well. thank you. we will see you this week. continues. james billington is just introducing laura bush. >> hi am referring to laura bush who brought the concept of the national book festiv...

[applause] she is a teacher, an offer of multiple books including her latest, "spoken from the heart". former first lady, you speak to the heart of all of us. she will do a reading and take questions. microphones are on either side. keep your questions brief and on point. she honors us by taking time out from an extraordinary schedule involving the united nations, oral -- her championship with many other good causes. please join me in welcoming the woman i have been able to call with f...