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The letter “Rural wood heating bolsters rural economy, self-reliance,” [Recorder, March 11] regarding wood heating contains a mischaracterization.Trees breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. The carbon is stored within the tree itself. When...

It amazes me that someone can complain about fuel assistance to “refugees” and close out their letter asking how “cruel and unfair can human beings be to other human beings?” [“Fuel assistance for who?” Recorder, Jan. 21]. Does the writer not see the...

State must shed influence of fossil fuel industryLet’s not bury the lede in this story “Public slow to warm to heat pumps, ” [Recorder, Athol Daily News, Jan. 8]. The headline might prompt skimming readers to think there could be something wrong with...

Jon Huer’s columns are usually intelligent and sane. But this time it sounds as if he doesn’t have a granddaughter, or perhaps even a daughter or a niece.Comfortable in his own self-righteousness, he misses the point about abortion bans entirely....

By CHRIS LARABEE

In Conway, fire engines need to be retrofitted and parked bumper to bumper to fit into the garage. Ashfield’s police chief has a single office space in the basement and an emergency exit she can’t use. And in Royalston, the town cannot move to bigger...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Massachusetts Peace Statue in the center of Memorial Park is getting some work done, thanks to a matching state grant paying for its professional conservation.Also known by the words engraved on its bronze plaque, “It Shall Not Be Again,”...

The recent letter [“Will vote for Republican whether indicted or not,” Recorder, Sept. 7] is full of many of the lies and misstatements that fill Fox News and Truth Social. President Biden didn’t start the war in Ukraine but has led the non...

By MAX BOWEN

SPRINGFIELD — A Royalston man has been sentenced in federal court on charges of distributing child pornography using the Wi-Fi at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.Kevin A. Divoll, 51, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to...

By PAUL GUIMOND

When will MAGA supporters accept the fact that Donald J. Trump is a clear and present danger to the nation? MAGA followers have two choices: embrace reality or chase your conspiratorial tails “till kingdom come.”To date, no matter what deplorable fact...

Thanks to Rev. Candice Ashenden and her partner Pam for their personal courage, to reporter Greg Vine for a nice Athol Daily News report on the Pride Month event at the Athol Congregational Church and to the editor for publishing it, to members of...

Trump cult?David Kempf’s Jan. 10 letter is interesting for he states he sees his cult leader’s faults but I doubt he would/could care to enumerate them. How about misogynist, narcissist, infantile calling of names to anyone who questions him,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

For their continued dedication to serving patrons, including adapting operations on the fly in response to the pandemic, two local libraries were awarded 2022 Star Library ratings by Library Journal, a prestigious librarian journal.Royalston’s...

By BRIAN STEELE

NORTHAMPTON — An employee of the Edward P. Boland Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Leeds was arrested on Thursday and is being charged with uploading and downloading child pornography via the facility’s free public Wi-Fi.Kevin Divoll, 51, of...