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By GREG VINE
Despite fickle weather conditions, canoeists and spectators alike enthusiastically awaited the start of Saturday’s 59th running of the River Rat Race from Athol to Orange.From about 11 a.m. until just before boats were put in the water — around 12:30...
By GREG VINE
It might be a stretch to claim that Dennis Carey, 56, of Orange, could paddle the 5.2-mile River Rat Race with his eyes closed — but it wouldn’t be much of one.This year’s race, which takes place on Saturday, will mark the 40th River Rat competition...
By GREG VINE
The first River Rat Race from Athol to Orange in 1963 may have been a more informal event, but it marked the start of a tradition that generations of North Quabbin residents have come to cherish.This year’s race will be on Saturday, April 13, at 1...
By GREG VINE
While the River Rat Race is the star, there will be plenty more to watch and enjoy this weekend.Things get underway Friday night, April 12, with the drawing of positions at Athol Town Hall. Drawings begin promptly at 7 p.m. Anyone who can’t attend...
By GREG VINE
Orange and Athol officials recently convened to brainstorm ways to reinvigorate the local economy. Tom Sexton, vice chair of an Orange Planning Board subcommittee called the Long Range Comprehensive Planning Committee, and committee member Karl...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL — Clear blue skies greeted visitors in downtown Athol, where hundreds gathered Saturday morning to cheer for runners in the annual Big Cheese 5K road race, as well as participants in the River Rat Promenade.The 5K was sponsored and organized by...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL — When asked how she felt heading into the final week of preparations for the annual River Rat Race, event coordinator Jeanette McIntosh summed it up in one word: “Nervous.”Still, she added, “Excited. Like a mother watching her baby go off” into...
By GREG VINE
Speaking in response to news that U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will need to take “extraordinary measures” to prevent a default on the nation’s debt should lawmakers fail to increase or suspend the federal debt ceiling, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern...
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