Orange News

Richard C. Whitney, 93, formerly of 641 Park Ave. and Orange, Mass., died Monday evening, July 6, 2009, at Maplewood Nursing Center in Westmoreland, following an illness.

The family of Devon Wright, the 11-year-old girl who was swept away while playing near the Millers River Sunday, issued a statement yesterday thanking local and state emergency workers and others in the community for their efforts and support in dealing with the tragedy.

ORANGE, Mass. The recovery effort for 11 year old Devin Wright ended Tuesday morning, when authorities discovered her body in about 3 feet of water, about a quarter-mile from where she reportedly slipped into the rain-swollen Millers River on Sunday night.

The body of Devin Wright, 11, the girl missing since Sunday evening, has been found in the Millers River, according to authorities.

Officials are searching a local river for an 11-year-old girl. Police said the unidentified girl fell into Millers River off of West River Street in Orange around 8 p.m. Sunday.

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State grants to plan for "readiness" schools have been awarded to 16 school districts, including three in Franklin County.

The city last night joined a growing number of communities imposing fines for anyone caught smoking marijuana on municipal property.

Wendy Popple of Holden right and her daughter Molly 4 stroll through the Holden Farmers Market at 1187 Main St.

The sixth annual Community Sacred Gathering as part of the Relay for Life, at the Franklin County Fairgrounds, and will take place in the Survivors' Tent from 7 to 8 p.m. today.

America's industrialized agriculture system is ecologically unsustainable. It requires 10 calories of fossil fuel energy to deliver one calorie of food energy, and uses fossil fuels for fertilizers, pesticides, transport and packaging.

Here's what is for lunch in the Andover public schools, June 15-19: Elementary schools Monday: Soft or hard shell tacos with all the toppings, ham-and-cheese or turkey wrap, bagel with mini yogurt or cheese stick, black bean salad, spanish rice and chilled fruit.

Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School was placed on lockdown for about two hours Thursday after a small number of shotgun shells were found in a bathroom around 12:30 p.m. Schools Superintendent Michael Baldassarre said seven local and state police officials, along with school administrators and maintenance workers, conducted a complete sweep of the ...

James MacShane traces the names with his fingertips. Engraved in granite are three generations of his family, representing three wars.

A Royalston man was lucky to find space to land his ultralight aircraft early today when the engine died while flying east over Route 2. Dennis Baker said he was taking a recreational flight around 6:30 a.m. when the aircraft's engine died.

Jean Derderian of New Salem is a very determined woman. President of the New Salem Historical Society, she lives across the town common from the now abandoned former New Salem Academy.

Operation Touch of Home has been has already sent more than 100 packages to local soldiers and sailors overseas, since the project was organized by Tessa White-Diemand and Jessica Gale Turner in November 2007.

A river song for the Connecticut - or even a tune for a tributary? May 20, 2009 07:32 AM By Beth Daley, Globe Staff If you live in New England, chances are you've been to the Connecticut River - the region's largest that starts as a trickle in northern New Hampshire and flows 410 miles south through Massachusetts before emptying into Long Island ...

Got a lyric for your river -- a tribute for your tributary? The Connecticut River Watershed Council wants you to share it with the world.

ORANGE, Mass. The economic crisis is hitting the classrooms. A lot of school districts are having to weigh cutting teachers and programs to deal with budget shortages.