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By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL— North Quabbin residents can look forward to seeing pickle jar collectors on the street and hearing the 12-hour Food-A-Thon drive on the air to help combat a growing need.The fundraiser and food collection drive, now in its 20th year, will be...

By SAM DRYSDALE

As House Democrats eye the expansion of its public drinking water service area, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is considering whether the communities where that water comes from should finally get to reap the benefits of the...

By Mike RocheQuabbin Reservoir will open for fishing tomorrow, April 20, at 6 a.m. The reservoir is the principal drinking water supply for 3 million of Massachusetts’ 7 million residents. Since 1946, shore fishing has been allowed and since 1952, a...

By Carla CharterWhen the work on the Quabbin Reservoir began, photographers began documenting the project – from real estate, to cemeteries, to the construction of the reservoir itself. Their photos, snapshots in time, can be seen at Digital...

GREENFIELD — Josiah Cheeseboro, 24, of Springfield, was arraigned in Franklin County Superior Court on Thursday on several drug-related felony charges, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.Cheeseboro’s arrest at his Springfield...

By Carla CharterWhen the Wendell Historical Society opens to the public, among the items on display will be a bear costume. The outfit signifies one small part of a much larger story of how community resistance saved Bear Mountain in Wendell.The story...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – As the new year approaches, Sara Lyman, owner of Athol’s Hometown Realtors, said those in need of housing or are first-time homebuyers should direct their search where competition is light.“Here in New England,” she continued, “that rings true...

By GREG VINE

Monday’s deluge of rain kept area public works crews busy but, for the most part, the heavy precipitation didn’t result in serious problems.Most towns in the region had to deal with blocked culverts, clogged drainage grates and localized street...

By DOMENIC POLI

BOSTON — With hopes of providing important context for proposed legislation, a Ware author and historian was the featured speaker at the State Library Author Talks Series on Wednesday to discuss her book about three of the people who were forced to...

Area residents can enjoy free holiday music programs this month, performances sponsored by a trust established nearly 100 years ago.A public program of holiday music will be presented Saturday, Dec. 9, at 5:30 p.m. at the Federated Church of...

By MIKE ROCHE

Every deer hunter has listened to and told deer stories because that is a big part of the culture that appreciates every aspect of the pursuit of the whitetail deer. The more years one has spent trying to outsmart big bucks the more stories...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – The dilapidated structure known as the White Drum, which has housed numerous restaurants at 46 West Orange Road over the past nearly 90 years is no more, having been demolished earlier this month.The storied building was torn down by Don...

By Carla CharterAmong the oral histories preserved through a series of programs at the Warwick Public Library in 2023 was that of the First Parish Church.“The church has a rich history,” according to George Day, who spoke on the history of the church...

By Carla CharterSometimes when a column is done, it is done. Other times when a column is done, it instead evolves. Such as it is with my Sept. 11, 2023 column entitled “A Historical Rabbit Hole of Paint,” which told the story of the Revolutionary...

By Carla CharterJames F. Gilman was an itinerant artist who traveled all over New England, including the Athol, Orange, New Salem, Gardner and Barre area as well as the lost towns of the Quabbin—Dana, Enfield, Greenwich and Prescott. Gilman’s...

Where can a post about a block of paint lead to? Well, when you are a historian, any little piece of information can open a whole new window to the past. On Aug. 28, the Petersham Historical Society posted the following on its Facebook page. “We have...

By MIKE ROCHE

The first Massachusetts hunting season of fall 2023 began Sept. 1 when the early goose season opened. This special season, designed to deal with the overabundance of resident Canada geese, closes Sept. 22. The first segment of the black bear season is...

By Carla CharterHundreds of years before European settlers came to the Athol area, the land had already been settled by Indigenous peoples from the Nipmuc Nation. The Nipmuc Memorial Committee of Athol will be honoring those Indigenous peoples who...

By Carla CharterThe Swift River Valley Historical Society houses many artifacts from the towns of Dana, Enfield, Greenwich and Prescott, which were lost when the Quabbin Reservoir was constructed in the 1930s. On July 9, the museum will offer visitors...

By MAX BOWEN

With the Quabbin Reservoir in the background, friends and supporters celebrated a day two years in the making.The Quabbin Reservoir Visitor Center in Belchertown has been renamed the Les and Terry Campbell Quabbin Visitor Center to honor the two...

By MAX BOWEN

It was a cold and rainy Memorial Day when Clif and Arleen Read, along with Clif’s brother and future sister-in-law, launched the Tour de Quabbin.Though the ride didn’t have the ending they had planned, with the weather preventing participants from...