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

Eight students from Franklin County were honored at the Annual Awards Dinner for their academic and extracurricular successes, as well as their impact on their peers and community.

Two‑thirds of parents support the proposed “bell-to-bell” cellphone ban in public schools, but a significant number say they want a clear way to contact their children during the school day, according ...

Driving in the area, residents may have seen black lawn signs with white lettering that read “Velis: Stop Pushing Trump’s Agenda.” They are not going away. They were distributed earlier this summer by ...

Roughly six months after former Franklin County YMCA CEO Grady Vigneau retired in June, the Y appointed South End Community Center of Springfield, Inc. Executive Director Wesley Jackson to take the ...

Voters at a Special Town Meeting in Phillipston approved borrowing $10.8 million to replace the roof at Narragansett Regional High School and part of the roof of Narragansett Middle School, with the ...

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

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The city will open daytime warming centers for the first time this season Thursday, as temperatures are expected to drop into ...

U.S. Rep Jim McGovern has joined two other members of Congress in introducing a bipartisan resolution that would block the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump from engaging in “hostilities ...

A proposal to borrow $16.6 million to construct an addition to the fire station in Winchendon was defeated at a Special Town Meeting. The existing fire station, built in 1978, has been deemed unsafe ...