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ATHOL — State Rep. Susannah Whipps is seeking reelection to a fifth term and is once again being challenged by Republican Jeffrey Raymond.Whipps represents the 2nd Franklin District, which stretches from Winchendon to Greenfield. Raymond last...

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Local legislators and members of the area’s congressional delegation say Jimmy Carter, the nation’s 39th president who died Sunday at the age of 100, left a legacy of public service that will live on.In a statement issued Sunday night, U.S. Rep. Jim...

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ATHOL — The Board of Health has recommended that funds coming to the town from the nationwide opioid settlement be directed to the North Quabbin Recovery Center.These funds can be used for services designed to assist residents who are trying to...

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BARRE — Just over two years ago, on Nov. 5, 2022, Barre’s Woods Memorial Library returned more than 130 items to the Oglala Lakota Nation that were connected to the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre that killed nearly 300 Native Americans.It was thought at...

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Cornelius Shea is quick to admit that his campaign to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern on Nov. 5 would be considered a long shot.Shea, a 20-year Marine Corps veteran, is running as an Independent, though he assisted his father on a number of...

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Congressman Jim McGovern is wrapping up his 14th term in the U.S. House, but after nearly 26 years representing the 2nd Congressional District, he hasn’t tired of the job.McGovern, 64, the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, described it as...

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ATHOL — Volunteers with the Athol Bird & Nature Club recently constructed new homes — for the birds.The two nest boxes were installed — one in Orange and one in Winchendon — specifically for the American kestrel (Falco sparverius). Also known as the...

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ATHOL —– After a closure of nearly two years, the Pinedale Avenue Bridge that connects Athol and Orange has reopened.A soft opening of the bridge was done on Thursday, Aug. 15, with an official announcement issued by Town Manager Shaun Suhoski this...

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ATHOL — Closed for a year and a half, work on the Pinedale Avenue Bridge is set to resume next week, according to Public Works Superintendent Dick Kilhart.Kilhart explained that work has been on hold recently as the project’s contractor, Construction...

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Despite fickle weather conditions, canoeists and spectators alike enthusiastically awaited the start of Saturday’s 59th running of the River Rat Race from Athol to Orange.From about 11 a.m. until just before boats were put in the water — around 12:30...

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It might be a stretch to claim that Dennis Carey, 56, of Orange, could paddle the 5.2-mile River Rat Race with his eyes closed — but it wouldn’t be much of one.This year’s race, which takes place on Saturday, will mark the 40th River Rat competition...

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The first River Rat Race from Athol to Orange in 1963 may have been a more informal event, but it marked the start of a tradition that generations of North Quabbin residents have come to cherish.This year’s race will be on Saturday, April 13, at 1...

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While the River Rat Race is the star, there will be plenty more to watch and enjoy this weekend.Things get underway Friday night, April 12, with the drawing of positions at Athol Town Hall. Drawings begin promptly at 7 p.m. Anyone who can’t attend...

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Orange and Athol officials recently convened to brainstorm ways to reinvigorate the local economy. Tom Sexton, vice chair of an Orange Planning Board subcommittee called the Long Range Comprehensive Planning Committee, and committee member Karl...

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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...

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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...

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Speaking in response to news that U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will need to take “extraordinary measures” to prevent a default on the nation’s debt should lawmakers fail to increase or suspend the federal debt ceiling, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern...