Drought has extended the region's fire season far later into the year than usual, and with a changing climate some fear this may be the “new norm.”
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Journalists from the New England News Collaborative had a rare chance to see Vineyard Wind, the nation's largest standing offshore wind project.
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Massachusetts towns and cities have 15 days after the election to submit their final ballot count. In the days after Nov. 5, one western Mass. community which has voted for the Democratic candidate since 1988, at first appeared to have flipped.
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Don Brown still had a couple years left on his contract. With two games left in the season, UMass Athletic Director Ryan Bamford announced the "leadership change," with offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery named interim coach.
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The college, founded in the mid-1960's announced this week it will be closing its Great Barrington campus and will be shifting operations to New York State.
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Twenty-seven voters used affidavit ballots — with just three people returning proof of identity —during the November general election. The law allowing for their use has been repealed.
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Authorities say a car pulled up alongside their vehicle Tuesday afternoon and opened fire, killing 20-year-old Jessiah Mercado and her four-month-old baby.
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The Business Finance Authority approved a loan to help the state’s largest newspaper pay down pension expenses.
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Immigrant advocacy groups in western Massachusetts are seeking resources in the event president-elect Donald Trump ends a program allowing migrants who escaped conflict in their country to stay in the U.S. and work legally.
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On Nov. 14, 2024 authorities from Immigration and Customs Enforcement were in Northampton while pursuing a fugitive from Brazil.
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