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By DOMENIC POLI

Some Franklin County towns were relatively unscathed while others had to work tirelessly to reopen closed roads Monday during the worst flooding to strike parts of New England since Tropical Storm Irene in 2011.Amanda Herrmann, Conway’s emergency...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE — With Tuesday’s storm leaving western Franklin County towns underneath as much as 3 feet of snow, local officials have since been considering how to best prepare for future weather emergencies.The nor’easter left some residents without...

By DOMENIC POLI

Utility companies and local municipal departments were out straight on Tuesday responding to power outages caused by downed limbs, trees and poles as a nor’easter pounded the region.Nearly 150,000 homes throughout New England were without power...

By CHRIS LARABEE

With last month marking the warmest January on record for Massachusetts and New England, updated data from the University of Massachusetts Amherst is also putting the region on pace for one of its warmest winters ever.The average temperature in...

By BELLA LEVAVI

More than two weeks after a pair of severe snowstorms, Northfield and Warwick are still cleaning up the damage. In Northfield, Highway Superintendent Tom Walker said there is likely $100,000 worth of damage. Warwick Town Coordinator David Young does...

With temperatures expected to drop into the negative digits on Friday and Saturday, Baystate Health and the state Department of Fire Services have issued safety warnings and advice for how to cope with the cold.Cold weather can result in frostbite,...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

Parts of Franklin County and the North Quabbin region are still recovering from this week’s snowstorms, which caused power outages and road closures that extended into Thursday.“Honestly, there’s a lot to deal with,” Joe Cuneo, fire chief for Wendell...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Many North Quabbin residents were greeted by a snowstorm to start their work week, as several inches of snow fell Sunday night into Monday, causing tough driving conditions and knocking trees onto power lines.As of Monday at noon, nearly 57% of both...

By CHRIS LARABEE

If you felt last year was historically warm, new data from the University of Massachusetts Amherst confirms that feeling as 2022 marked the sixth-warmest year and second-warmest summer on record in the state.With statewide temperatures averaging 50.3...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ROWE — Last summer’s severe drought is still having an effect on the region this winter, as evidenced by a Dec. 7 rainstorm’s impact on Rowe’s two dams.The Pelham and Mill Pond dams each feature a sluiceway with a gate that can be opened to allow...