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By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL — The state Cannabis Control Commission has suspended all retail activities at Elev8 Cannabis after a number of incidents in which the pot shop’s owner, Seun Adedeji, allegedly posed a threat to public safety. According to a report issued by the...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The daily schedule at Ralph C. Mahar Regional School went uninterrupted Thursday after a reported threat of violence the day before was investigated and deemed not credible.A letter penned by Principal Scott Hemlin and sent to parents and...

By WARREN RICE

I just read the column by Madeleine Para and Linda Butler and their glowing accolades on the Inflation Reduction Act, or as many of those in the lower income brackets call it, the biggest transfer of money from those with lower incomes to those in the...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — A district court judge ruled Tuesday that the state had met its burden in arguing that no amount of bail would ensure public safety in the case of three men who were arrested after allegedly stabbing a man they know on North Main Street...

ORANGE — Firefighters rescued a lost hiker from the north end of Tully Mountain on Saturday, the Orange Fire Department announced on its Facebook page. The hiker, a woman estimated to be in her 60s, was brought to safety along with her dog after a...

By DOMENIC POLI

Margaret Drew was afraid of dogs when she married her husband, Earl, in 1964.But something had to give after their Orange home was burglarized, with the culprit making off with food and guns. So the two got a four-legged security guard for protection...

Stage on Main will host a reception for two area artists Saturday afternoon (March 25).Art lovers will have the chance to meet Ami Fagin and Donna Eaton from 5 to 7 p.m. Admission is free and any refreshments served will be light.Fagin has been...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The woman hired by Orange in January 2022 to be the town’s planning technician was this week appointed as the community development director.Walker Powell, attending Wednesday’s Selectboard meeting remotely, received a unanimous vote to be...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — In consideration of voter turnout, the Selectboard opted this week to make an adjustment to election polling hours following a recommendation from Town Clerk Nancy Blackmer.Blackmer went before the board Wednesday to suggest elections be held...

Scholarship applications due April 15WENDELL — Students who live in Wendell and plan to pursue any type of accredited post-secondary education in the next academic year are invited to apply for a Dollars for Wendell Scholars scholarship.Applications...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — A reading specialist has been selected as the winner of the 2023 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award for Orange’s elementary schools.Cheryl Dodge said she was with students at Fisher Hill Elementary School earlier this month when...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Three men have been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a man they know on North Main Street on Monday before leading police on a high-speed chase that ended in Belchertown.Ali Ayala, 22, of Springfield, Alex Santana, 31,...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Three men were arrested on Monday morning after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase into Belchertown after stabbing a man they know on North Main Street.Orange Police Chief James Sullivan said his department was dispatched to North...

Report dedicated to Pamela SmithORANGE — The Selectboard voted to dedicate the 2023 annual town report to the late Pamela Smith.According to her obituary, Smith died peacefully on Dec. 24, 2022, following a brief illness. She is survived by her twin...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — Last year marked the return of the annual River Rat Race after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and organizers are hoping even more canoes will enter the competition this year.The first River Rat Race took place in 1964, with a...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — A puzzle relay at Trail Head Outfitters & General Store generated nearly $11,500 for Wheeler Memorial Library, which has not had a major renovation since its 1914 construction.Trail Head owner Stephanie Cook organized the event at her...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District is looking at a nearly 5% increase in its budget if the proposed figures survive the Annual Town Meetings of the four towns the district serves.The proposed fiscal year 2024 budget of $15.5 million...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Tensions were high at Wednesday’s Selectboard meeting, as the clerk walked out after being denied the vice chair position and accusing board members of colluding against her.The Selectboard was reorganizing following Monday’s annual town...