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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...

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...

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...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Local business owner Stephanie Cook is planning a relay fundraiser for this Sunday, but participants are unlikely to suffer a cramp.Cook, who owns Trail Head Outfitters & General Store, is hosting a puzzle relay to benefit the Wheeler...

Come to find out climate scientists worldwide are seriously considering something called solar geoengineering as a means of successfully combating global warming. Although this was front-page news in the Boston Globe earlier this week, the study has...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Inside/Out Dance Co., the youth performance company of The Dance Studio of Orange, will present a performance on Saturday featuring some pieces composed by student choreographers.The dance company’s second annual dance concert is set to...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The 2023 Annual Town Meeting will be called to order by Matthew Fortier.The town’s health agent ran uncontested for moderator and won with 164 votes in Monday’s election. He replaces Christopher Woodcock, who decided not to seek reelection to...

ORANGE — An initial presentation of the Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 will be held in the school’s library at 6 p.m. on Thursday.Elizabeth Teahan-Zielinski, superintendent of the Ralph C. Mahar Regional...

By BELLA LEVAVI

After initial plans to renovate the basketball and tennis courts at Butterfield Park proved to be too expensive, the town has reined in its plans to stay within budget.The new plan focuses solely on tennis court upgrades. “We couldn’t afford to do...

Morning Dew Cultivars announces next round of incubator program ORANGE — Morning Dew Cultivars, an artisan garden and curing library, has announced the April iteration of its incubator program providing free technical training to aspiring cannabis...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — There are no contested races in Monday’s annual town election.Of the 15 municipal positions that are up for grabs, nine have candidates running — but there is no race in which the number of contestants outweighs the number of slots. Polls...

This letter is in response to the standstill concerning Revival Wheeler Mansion in Orange. I live in another state, but have been following owner Cynthia Butler’s progress these past two years. I also had oversight at transitional housing buildings...

Orange Selectboard reappoints Lyman as memorial trustee ORANGE — The Selectboard earlier this month reappointed Paul Lyman as its designee for trustee of the soldiers’ memorial.Town Clerk Nancy Blackmer explained the trustees are supposed to be made...

ATHOL — Orange District Court Judge Laurie MacLeod set bail in the cases of three people who are being charged in connection with an assault in which two people were held against their will for four hours in a house in Athol, according the...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — With the Selectboard’s vote to enter the Complete Neighborhoods Initiative, Montague has begun exploring prospective redevelopment of the Farren Care Center property.The Complete Neighborhoods Initiative, a regional project Montague entered...