The Massachusetts judiciary is exploring the use of artificial intelligence to make courtrooms more accessible, while being mindful of the potential risks and ensuring that it does not undermine ...

Researchers have discovered that fish use the pituitary gland in their brains to directly "see" daylight, which explains how ...

Michael Flye, president of the Phillipston Historical Society, was awarded the Alphonse W. Chartier, Sr. Public Service Award during a ceremony at Phillipston Congregational Church. Flye was ...

My sister said to me recently, “Kiffer, I don’t ever wish someone ill health or worse but I wish the cholesterol intake of a ...

Athol Police Sgt. Jarrett Mousseau has been chosen as the department's new police chief, succeeding current Chief Craig Lundgren, and will officially assume his new duties on Jan. 9, pending contract ...

Things are going to look quite different for the Mahar Regional boys basketball team this winter. With so many players graduating, the Senators essentially promoted its entire junior varsity team to ...

Coach Francis Phillps speaks to the Mahar girls basketball team at a preseason practice, Tuesday in Orange. Credit: ADAM HARGRAVES / Staff Photo Sign up for the Athol Daily News' morning newsletter ...

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center has awarded $524,000 to Ralph C. Mahar Regional School to upgrade its ventilation systems and eliminate its oil usage. MassCEC officials toured the school on ...

A student leader pushing the University of Massachusetts to sever ties with weapons maker RTX, formerly Raytheon, says he may have his enrollment end because of his actions at a career fair this fall.

Voters at a Special Town Meeting in Phillipston approved borrowing $10.8 million to replace the roof at Narragansett Regional ...

High school students would take end-of-course tests designed, administered and scored by the state under new graduation ...