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By LUKE MACANNUCO
GREENFIELD — Outside the Oak Courts housing complex, a line forms in front of a food truck that extends down into the neighborhood, with adults and children on bicycles waiting to pick up their Summer Eats meals.
ORANGE — The Orange Historical Society will hold its third annual “Hear & Tell” of “unbelievable true stories” on Friday, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m. at 41 North Main St.
By MITCHELL R. GROSKY
The Athol Lions Club recently celebrated its 75th year of service to our community and the nation and world beyond with a delicious dinner and a beautiful program at a Grand Gala celebration at the Williams restaurant in Gardner. There were Lions present with one or two years of experience, many with 10 or 25 years of experience and some with over 50 of experience. There were guests ranging from distinguished members of District 33A, including the District Governor Denise Andrews, to our state Rep. Susannah Whipps, who presented an official citation from the Massachusetts House of Representatives, congratulating and honoring the Athol Lions Club for its 75 years of service. The program was presided over by Athol Lions Club President Kimberly Emond.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
ORANGE — Seeking camaraderie and a challenge, a group of local veterans joined in an effort seeking to break a world record by jumping out of a plane over the weekend.
ATHOL — An Athol resident was sentenced Thursday to six to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to 14 drug and firearm charges in Franklin County Superior Court.
By THE REV. CINDY LAJOY
We awaken today to find the detritus of many a Fourth of July celebration scattered around us. We pick up leftover fireworks remnants, perhaps deal with trash piled high from barbecue remains, and we might even need to straighten bunting and streamers flying askew. We don’t give it much thought from year to year, but when you stop to think about it, July 5 is when the real work begins.
By LIESEL NYGARD
ATHOL — Ashley Walker woke up early on June 25 feeling unsettled. Her son, Christian, hadn’t returned home and his car wasn’t in the driveway.
ORANGE — The newly named Donald J. Hurtle American Legion Post 172 will be officially dedicated at a special ceremony set for 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 28.
By DOMENIC POLI
ATHOL — A lifelong resident has invented a shoe insert to help improve the lives of people like him, those with debilitating foot pain.
By HANNAH MORIN
ATHOL — Despite a threatening sky, the rain held off as 106 graduates of Athol High School’s Class of 2025 marked the occasion on Friday with a celebration of growth, resilience and future promise.
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE — Neither snow nor rain nor heat kept letter carrier David L’Heureux from the swift completion of his appointed rounds. Only retirement could do that.
By SAMUEL GELINAS
SPRINGFIELD — Bishop William Byrne was just as caught off guard as everyone else Thursday when white smoke marked the election of Pope Leo XIV, who will reign as the next pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
By ALEXA LEWIS
As the cardinals in Vatican City prepare to begin a conclave to select a new pope on Wednesday, Bishop William Byrne of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield said that local Catholics are in a period of prayer as they eagerly await the election of “a joyful shepherd who will lead the 1.4 billion Catholics in the world.”
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
The Frontier boys tennis team keeps adding tallies to the win column.
By DOMENIC POLI
GREENFIELD — An Athol man will spend the next five to seven years in state prison after being found guilty of charges related to child abuse.
By THE REV. CANDI ASHENDEN
There’s a moment in the Gospels when Jesus responds to a crowd demanding clarity. They say, “Just tell us who you are.” And Jesus responds, in essence, “I already have. I’ve shown you.” He points not to a theological argument, but to his actions — healing the sick, feeding the hungry, welcoming the outcast, challenging the powerful. He says: Look at all I have been doing. That tells you who I am.
By DOMENIC POLI
ATHOL — Local health care providers have been swamped with people seeking new primary care doctors following North Quabbin Family Physicians’ closure two months ago.
By SAMUEL GELINAS
SPRINGFIELD — Bishop William Byrne not only introduced the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield’s new executive director for its Catholic Charities agency last week but also laid out the evolution that the agency will see now that protection of immigrants is no longer part of its agenda in the wake of federal cuts.
By GREG VINE
ATHOL — Waking up to raw temperatures, rain and 2-3 inches of snow on the ground failed to deter many who signed up to run in the annual Big Cheese 5K, which has become a big part of River Rat Race weekend.
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