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By THE REV. CINDY LAJOY

Have you ever considered the difference between charity and generosity? Does giving to others make you feel good? When you drop a few coins in The Salvation Army bucket at Christmas, or donate a little to Saint Jude’s Children’s Hospital, do you take...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL — Following a routine equipment assessment, Athol Hospital has suspended endoscopy procedures in the campus’ two operating rooms until further notice.According to a statement sent by Vice President of External Affairs Dawn Casavant, there have...

By JULIAN MENDOZA and MAX BOWEN

Turners Falls and Athol high schools will benefit from the state’s expansion of its Innovation Career Pathways internship program, adding new fields of study for students with professional aspirations.The announcement came on April 13 from the office...

By DOMENIC POLI

WASHINGTON, D.C. — An Athol man who was previously found guilty of felony and misdemeanor charges related to his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol will spend the next 5½ years in federal prison.Vincent J. Gillespie, 61, was...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Pilates is a type of mind-body exercise developed in the 1920s by a German physical trainer. Modern posture-based yoga is rooted in practices originating in Ancient India. And now you can find both under one roof at 7 East Main St.Marley...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ORANGE — When Somersworth, New Hampshire resident Shane MacDowell crossed the 2022 River Rat Race finish line in second place, he wondered if next year would be his time to claim the first-place title.Beneath sunny skies on Saturday, MacDowell and his...

ATHOL — A 29-year-old Athol man died after being hit by a vehicle in the vicinity of 150 Daniel Shays Highway (Route 202) on Saturday night, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.The incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m. The...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — Clear blue skies greeted visitors in downtown Athol, where hundreds gathered Saturday morning to cheer for runners in the annual Big Cheese 5K road race, as well as participants in the River Rat Promenade.The 5K was sponsored and organized by...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — When asked how she felt heading into the final week of preparations for the annual River Rat Race, event coordinator Jeanette McIntosh summed it up in one word: “Nervous.”Still, she added, “Excited. Like a mother watching her baby go off” into...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — City officials, local advocates and legislators will join the community on the Greenfield Common on Friday morning for the annual flag raising in recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. “It’s a signature event for the...

Congratulations to Suzy Q. Groden for her eloquent and well-reasoned letter to the editor, which appeared on the Recorder’s March 30 opinion page. [“Editorial cartoon dead wrong about public education”]. The letter expressed her shock at the appalling...

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

ATHOL — A Lynn woman was ordered held on $5,000 bail this week after a traffic stop led to her arrest on drug trafficking charges.Demetrius Daily, 41, pleaded not guilty in Orange District Court to two counts of possession of a Class B substance with...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL — Louis Marino, a lifelong Republican turned Libertarian, is hoping to unseat U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren in the next election.Marino, of Athol, announced his candidacy at the Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts convention earlier this month....

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — An Athol man pleaded not guilty Friday to 11 charges in connection to several alleged incidents of domestic violence and sexual assault in 2021 and 2022.Christopher C. Mundell, 36, of Sanders Street, was arraigned in Orange District Court on...

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...

GREENFIELD — David Small, president of the Athol Bird and Nature Club and director of the Millers River Environmental Center, will present “Living with Nature in My Back Yard” as part of Greening Greenfield’s next talk in its series about transforming...

By MAX BOWEN

Each of Deanna Cohen’s tattoos tells a story.Some honor people she has lost. Others commemorate fellow soldiers met during her eight years as a Marine. Some offer important life lessons.Cohen, 34, has 28 tattoos in total and is hoping to show off some...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The online rumor mill started up as soon as Seana Pitts made an announcement on social media.“The minute I posted on Facebook people were like, ‘Are you and Shannon OK?’” she said. “Like it has to be something terrible that happened,...