Athol News

An 1807 bowfront chest of drawers made by Alden Spooner of Athol, Mass. Courtesy Old Sturbridge Village Detail shows cockbeading and decorative veneer on the drawer fronts.

Excited birders with spotting scopes and cameras in tow gathered at Orange Airport this week to catch a glimpse of a bird rarely seen in this area.

Bird fanciers from all over New England found their way to Orange Airport again today to catch a glimpse of a rare species that lost its way while migrating to Florida from Texas and Oklahoma.

Edward J. Bezio Jr., 93, of 27 Maple St., died on Thursday morning, Oct. 15, 2009, at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol, following an illness.

The four women who were arrested Monday for entering the gates of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant to protest the plant's operation were cited for unlawful trespass and released shortly after being taken into custody.

Anthony ''Tony'' P. Bosco Jr., 55, of 30 Cheney St., died unexpectedly late Wednesday afternoon, Sept.

Unfortunately, not all the village's holdings of period furniture can be displayed at any one time.

For the first time in years, there is a new pharmacy in town and its owner plans to have it around for a long, long time.

Religion scholar to exercise traditional grazing rights with 'Pride' Al Vellucci, former mayor of Cambridge, famously wanted to pave over Harvard Yard for a parking lot.

By FRED CONTRADA fcontrada@repub.com GREENFIELD - The Franklin Regional Transit Authority is raising fares on some routes and changing or eliminating others to maximize ridership and better meet the needs of its customer.

By JIM KINNEY jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - Unemployment in Springfield and Holyoke surpassed 12 percent in July, causing the cities to be ranked fifth and fourth in the state, respectively, in residents without jobs.

When you're making up to 500 challenging angle cuts per day in 1-1 4 in Schedule 40 steel pipe, the last thing you need is tooth strippage and blade failure.

Police today are seeking the public's help in finding a man who robbed a pizza delivery driver at knife point at a Cottage Street apartment complex last night.

Police today are seeking the public's help in finding a man who robbed a pizza delivery driver at knife point at a Cottage Street apartment complex last night.

Police today are seeking the public's help in finding a man who robbed a pizza delivery driver at knife point at a Cottage Street apartment complex last night.

To help cut down on graffiti, selectmen have approved a combination mural and graffiti wall project for the skate park at Silver Lake Park.

Besides being brothers-in-law whose families had been friends for decades, Louis R. Amadio and Robert V. Antonucci took a parallel track career-wise. Both became school superintendents around the same time - Mr.

Susan Katten Slavin, formerly of West Hartford, Conn., passed away on July 30, 2009, at her home in Erving with her loving husband of 57 years, Morton, at her side.

The agency that provides free legal services in noncriminal matters to the poor and elderly of Central Massachusetts is reaching out to the local bar for financial help as it grapples with a budget crisis of unprecedented proportions.

Susan Katten Slavin of Erving, formerly of West Hartford, Conn., died Thursday at home.