The Massachusetts judiciary is exploring the use of artificial intelligence to make courtrooms more accessible, while being mindful of the potential risks and ensuring that it does not undermine ...

Michael Flye, president of the Phillipston Historical Society, was awarded the Alphonse W. Chartier, Sr. Public Service Award during a ceremony at Phillipston Congregational Church. Flye was ...

Athol Police Sgt. Jarrett Mousseau has been chosen as the department's new police chief, succeeding current Chief Craig Lundgren, and will officially assume his new duties on Jan. 9, pending contract ...

Coach Francis Phillps speaks to the Mahar girls basketball team at a preseason practice, Tuesday in Orange. Credit: ADAM HARGRAVES / Staff Photo Sign up for the Athol Daily News' morning newsletter ...

Researchers have discovered that fish use the pituitary gland in their brains to directly "see" daylight, which explains how ...

Things are going to look quite different for the Mahar Regional boys basketball team this winter. With so many players graduating, the Senators essentially promoted its entire junior varsity team to ...

My sister said to me recently, “Kiffer, I don’t ever wish someone ill health or worse but I wish the cholesterol intake of a ...

A second-alarm fire caused an estimated $50,000 worth of damage to a new home under construction in Petersham on Sunday night, with no injuries reported.

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center has awarded $524,000 to Ralph C. Mahar Regional School to upgrade its ventilation systems and eliminate its oil usage. MassCEC officials toured the school on ...

Voters at a Special Town Meeting in Phillipston approved borrowing $10.8 million to replace the roof at Narragansett Regional ...

Organizers from the Western Massachusetts People's Tribunal brought together about a dozen students Thursday afternoon to highlight what they view as repression by the UMass administration against ...