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 ...

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 ...

The Orange Selectboard is seeking a governor's bill to ratify all actions it has taken since 2018, after it was discovered that the town improperly adjusted its board membership eight years ago.

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 ...

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A lot of long-awaited things are happening with the arrival of October. The “Roche Motel” – my Silverado with the two RuffLand dog boxes and Mud River kennel covers in the back of the Silverado – are ...

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 ...

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It’s back. This year’s Great River Challenge Off-Road Triathlon, a non-traditional race consisting of paddle, run and bike legs, will be held at the Northfield Mountain Recreation Center at 99 Millers ...

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

Connie Salone, a longtime customer of Déjà Vu Women's Consignments, has become the new owner of the store, following Ann Willhite's departure in July, and will be hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony on ...

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