Athol Library's Escape Room Runs Tuesday and Wednesday This Week

The Athol Public Library will run multiple sessions of its escape room challenge, "Escape From the Terrible Thicket," on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, with registration required for each session. The event caps a stretch of teen and family programming at the library, which recently h…

Ashburnham Library Awarded $20,000 Federal Grant For Food Literacy Program

Ashburnham's Stevens Memorial Library has been provisionally awarded a $20,000 federal grant to fund a new food literacy program. The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners grant will support "At the Table: Food Literacy from the Ground Up," programming the library says will help …

Lunenburg Planning Board Drafts Four Zoning Bylaws Aimed at Affordable Housing and Business Permitting

Lunenburg Planning Board begins drafting four zoning bylaw changes targeting affordable housing and business permitting.

East Brookfield Select Board Adopts New Audit Rules After $98,000 Cash Discrepancy Found

East Brookfield Select Board adopts monthly reconciliation mandate after audit finds $24,387 unreconciled cash variance.

Hubbardston Select Board Posts Interim Town Administrator Opening After Fitzgerald Departure

Hubbardston Select Board called a special meeting to repost its interim town administrator position after incumbent Sean Fitzgerald accepted a job closer to home.

Douglas Commission Lifts Two Enforcement Orders, Continues South Street Farm Dispute

Douglas Conservation Commission lifts two Lakeshore Drive enforcement orders and issues three certificates of compliance at a lengthy July 20 meeting.

Auburn Select Board Authorizes Police Grant Application, Accepts FEMA Sewer Award

Auburn's three governing boards mapped Special Town Meeting priorities jointly for the first time, with a deteriorating high school turf field and strained reserves dominating the session.

Leominster Opens Downtown Public Parking Garage

Leominster opened its new downtown public parking garage this week, giving residents and visitors added access to the business district. City Hall, under Mayor Dean Mazzarella, also flagged ongoing updates to the Monoosnoc Brook Stabilization Project and posted new guidance for resident…

Grafton Trash Bag Prices Rise as Town Shifts to User-Fee System

Grafton residents will pay more for trash bags starting this month as the town shifts to a user-fee-funded system. The Pay-As-You-Throw price increase, effective July 1, 2026, is meant to fully cover trash operations without leaning on tax dollars, according to the town's website. Meanw…

Fitchburg Notice Flags Change to a Voting Location

Fitchburg officials posted a notice this week alerting voters that a polling location has changed ahead of the next election. The bilingual posting, titled "Cambios en el Lugar de Votación," directs residents to check where they're now assigned to vote, though the city did not specify w…