Athol Daily News

The Athol Daily News is a local newspaper that publishes six days a week, from Monday to Saturday, in north central Massachusetts. Located in Athol, it provides coverage for several nearby rural communities, including Erving, New Salem, Orange, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Warwick, and Wendell.

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‘Our schools must reject stereotypes’: Comerford, local residents continue push to end Indigenous mascots

5 days ago | atholdailynews.com | Madison Schofield

E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Police Logs Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles BOSTON — Franklin County residents had their voices heard on Beacon Hill this week, telling legislators that Indigenous-themed mascots should not be allowed in Massachusetts public schools. Residents, including state Sen. Jo Comerford, testified in front of the Joint Committee on Education Tuesday on behalf of S.312, “An act prohibiting the use of Native American...
Advocacy continues for rural school aid; level funding expected as FY26 budget moves forward

1 week ago | atholdailynews.com | Chris Larabee

E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Police Logs Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles BOSTON — Rural school aid is likely to stay level-funded in the fiscal year 2026 budget, even after more testimony from local advocates on Beacon Hill this month.
Orange OKs postponing budget until after June 23 override vote

1 week ago | atholdailynews.com | Domenic Poli

E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Police Logs Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles From left, Orange Selectboard Clerk Andrew Smith, member Jane Peirce, Vice Chair Julie Davis and Chair Tom Smith sit at the front of the Ruth B. Smith Auditorium during Annual Town Meeting at Orange Town Hall on Monday night.
Marine vet gets 24 months of supervised release in stolen valor case, must pay nearly $300K in restitution

1 week ago | atholdailynews.com | Domenic Poli

E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Police Logs Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles Paul John “PJ” Herbert, pictured speaking during a Veterans Day event in Greenfield in 2019, was sentenced in U.S. District Court on Tuesday to 24 months of supervised release for stealing benefit payments from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and submitting a false Purple Heart application through his congressional representative. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL...
Work begins at Lord Pond Plaza in Athol

1 week ago | atholdailynews.com | Greg Vine

E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Police Logs Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles For the first time in more than 60 years, Mill Brook can once again be seen running through the parking lot at Lord Pond Plaza.
Orange’s own leaps into national spotlight: Krasco to compete at New Balance Nationals

1 week ago | atholdailynews.com | Thomas Johnston

E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Police Logs Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles Mahar’s Mitchell Krasco, shown here competing in the 55-meter hurdles at Smith College this past winter, will complete in the triple jump at New Balance Nationals at Franklin Field in Philadelphia this weekend.
Neal sounds off on Trump policies at Holyoke event to discuss housing crisis

1 week ago | atholdailynews.com | Alexander MacDougall

HOLYOKE — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal on Monday attacked President Donald Trump’s proposed budget bill as well as efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency to remake Social Security, while also criticizing the promotion of inflammatory rhetoric on social media as opposed to regular dialogue. Neal made the remarks as part of a panel at Wyckoff Country Club in Holyoke titled “Building & Sustaining Livable Communities,” hosted by the OneHolyoke Community Development Corporation.
Orange man arraigned in alleged stabbing

1 week ago | atholdailynews.com | Domenic Poli

E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Police Logs Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles ORANGE — An Orange man is being held without bail after allegedly confessing to stabbing his girlfriend during an argument. Larry J.
Reproductive, transgender care bill inches closer to Mass. Senate floor

1 week ago | atholdailynews.com | Sam Drysdale

E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Police Logs Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles The Massachusetts State House in Boston BOSTON — A bill to fortify protections under a 2022 law that shields reproductive and transgender care providers from out-of-state and federal threats received a favorable report from the Senate members of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary on Thursday. Two Senate Democrats summoned the media Thursday for a brief...
Tour of Athol High School shows issues with building

2 weeks ago | atholdailynews.com | Greg Vine

E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Police Logs Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles Facilities Director TJ Mallet, Athol High School Principal David King, Superintendent Matt Ehrenworth and School Committee Chair Lee Chaivette discuss the need for a new high school at a meeting on June 4.