A veteran employee of the former Brooks-MacMannis Florist and Greenhouse in Athol has purchased her long-time employer.

Nearly 100 flu-related deaths have been reported in Massachusetts this season Here's what you can do to stay safe.

The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced Tuesday more than $850,000 in grants to fund five organizations that provide job training, employment placement, and post placement services ...

Pittsfield, Drury and Hoosac Valley all have doubleheaders in the first round of the PVIAC Western Mass. Basketball ...

Next week, members of a working group established by the Open Space and Recreation Commission will meet to start planning a ...

Central Massachusetts ended 2024 with increased unemployment in December and rates higher than the same time in 2023.

About 6,000 Massachusetts families are supported annually by the Massachusetts Home Visiting Initiative, which funds home ...

Mostly cloudy with a high of 31 °F (-0.6 °C). Winds ENE at 7 mph (11.3 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 61% chance of precipitation. Winds from ENE to E at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). The overnight ...

On Monday morning, state Education Secretary Dr. Patrick Tutwiler and Higher Education Commissioner Noe Ortega visited Athol ...

Vincent Gillespie: Arrested in Athol on Feb. 18 ... Suzanne Ianni, of Natick, Massachusetts, attended the Jan. 6 protests at the U.S. Capitol. Christopher H. Keniley: Arrested in Springfield ...

Joseph Guarnera is the fire chief of the Athol, MA, Fire Department and serves as the town’s emergency management director. He has more than 40 years of experience in public safety. Guarnera ...