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ROYALSTON — Fire Chief Eric Jack told Royalston’s Selectboard at its meeting on Tuesday, May 17, that it appears money for a new pickup truck for the fire department will be included in the state budget for FY23.In early April, the board voted to ask...

ROYALSTON — Fire Chief Eric Jack informed Royalston’s Selectboard at its meeting on Tuesday, May 17, that his department’s tanker — a piece of frontline equipment — is currently out of service.“Last Wednesday we had Engine 2 and tanker scheduled to do...

ROYALSTON — Members of Royalston’s Selectboard, at their meeting on Tuesday, April 5, heeded the advice of the town’s legislative representatives and voted to seek a $60,000 earmark in the next state budget.“Municipalities are encouraged,” said board...

ROYALSTON — Rick Martin, who has served in several appointed positions in Royalston in recent years, is making his first foray into electoral politics by mounting a challenge to incumbent Selectboard member Roland Hamel. Hardly a newcomer to public...

The Athol Firefighters Association is in the process of raising $20,000 to repair a 1920 Seagrave fire truck which served the town for years. “The truck responded to fires in town from the 1920s to the 1950s,” according to Captain Eric Jack of the...

ROYALSTON — Flames destroyed a 132-year-old barn in Royalston Saturday night, Jan. 29. Royalston Fire Chief Eric Jack told the Athol Daily News that a report of flames seen coming from the 19th-century structure at 20 Blossom St. was called in at...

ATHOL — Town officials, firefighters, and family members ceremoniously “pushed” Athol Fire Department’s new truck into the center bay of the Uptown Fire Station Tuesday morning, Jan. 18. The department’s acquisition of the truck has been nearly four...

REGION — Three area fire departments have received word that they are the recipients of monies from this year’s state Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program. On Wednesday, Jan. 12, the Baker-Polito Administration announced the disbursement of $5...

ATHOL — Anyone who thinks firefighters sit around playing cards, eating great firehouse chili, or catching a nap in between emergencies had better think again. Athol Fire Chief Joseph Guarnera, for example, makes sure members of his crew remain up to...

ROYALSTON — A year after Memorial Day went nearly unrecognized due to restrictions implemented to thwart the spread of COVID-19, residents of Royalston did their best to make up for 2020’s subdued remembrance. About 50 people gathered at the Town...