Petersham has received a $100,000 grant from the Massachusetts Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program to improve emergency communications and planning, which will fund the Community Resilience ...

While the federal government shutdown's impacts on the Pioneer Valley may not be dramatic, even as many of the region's federal workers are furloughed, there could be curtailed or delayed applications ...

At a public hearing, residents of Wendell expressed concerns about the noise and environmental impacts of a proposed ...

State budget managers in Massachusetts have been informed that their tax revenue estimates could be overestimated by $650 ...

Governor Maura Healey and solar industry leaders are advocating for solar and storage as the cheapest and fastest way to meet ...

The SAPHE 2.0 program, funded by a $4 billion economic development bond bill, is modernizing public health in Massachusetts by creating minimum standards, providing funding, and encouraging ...

Clare Higgins, a six-term mayor of Northampton and executive director of Community Action Pioneer Valley, was celebrated for ...

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James Parmenter is appealing a decision by the town's Zoning Enforcement Officer that his sober house is not a single-family home and is more closely resembling a boarding house, and is asking the ...

Two childhood friends, Elijah Lagreze and Nyanyika Banda, will compete in the Stinkin' Chef Competition at the 27th annual ...

Massachusetts hospitals are facing serious financial headwinds, with only 39% of acute hospitals ending the year in the black.

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