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Holyoke Fire officials now believe that two of the brush fires that burned for hours Tuesday were intentionally set. Those we...
Several brush fires broke out across the state over the weekend, including one on Warner Road in Belchertown Sunday evening. ...
The victims in a fatal fire in Whately Thursday morning have been identified as 64 year old Sonia Golonka and her mother, 94 ...
You've just dug out your car and home, now it's time to check the roof. Governor Patrick and the Mass Emergency Manag...
The State of Emergency declared by Governor Deval Patrick remains in effect Saturday morning. The statewide driving ban remai...
With a Blizzard Watch posted for much of Massachusetts Friday, the state Emergency Management Agency is in full operation in ...
The home of a Hatfield firefighter is severely damaged after a fire at his home Tuesday. The flames and smoke destroyed a gar...
High winds continue across Massachusetts today, but the official High Wind Warning from the National Weather Service expired ...
The operator of the South Hadley landfill is accused of falsifying records. A Department of Environmental Protection investig...
It was dueling lawyers Wednesday night before the Hatfield Zoning Board.Boston Lawyer Diane Tillotson for Citizens Energy loc...
Six elderly Valley women are scheduled for trial this week for chaining themselves to the gate at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plan...
Amherst restaurant owners are pushing back against a proposed ban on Styrofoam takeout food containers. The owner of "Wi...
The town of Amherst is considering a ban on Styrofoam take-out containers. The Recycling Committee, the Hitchcock Center for ...
From the mass.gov websiteGovernor Patrick Declares State of EmergencyFRAMINGHAM, MA – At 12:45 on Saturday, October 27t...
State and local emergency management officials say they're keeping an eye on Hurricane Sandy and they want residents to b...
South Hadley residents are taking it to the streets in their opposition to the town's landfill expansion. Yesterday, land...
Plans for a solar power plant are moving full steam ahead in Hatfield over the objections of residents. Citizens Energy, a co...
South Hadley residents say they still don't have the answers they're looking for about the proposed expansion of the ...
New England residents are checking for damage around their homes this morning after an earthquake struck Main Tuesday, and wa...
A former farmer in Goshen has been fined $750 for his roaming livestock. Residents and town officials are hoping the cour...
State and federal officials say Vermont Yankee is dumping heated water into the Connecticut River that's much hotter than...
Northampton Public Works officials are trying to figure out what caused a multiple system failure that led to the release of ...
Hatfield residents are stunned that the would-be developer of a controversial large solar array in town abruptly withdrew the...
A flotilla of paddlecraft and pontoons will set sail tomorrow on the Connecticut River to the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant. T...
Three local firefighters have been called West to help fight one of the massive wildfires there. Across the West, dozens of f...
Springfield's arson and bomb squad is investigating a series of arson fires over the last three days that may be connecte...
Construction begins Monday to replace Northampton's Kennedy Road bridge. DPW officials say the project will repair a seri...
Northampton becomes the first community in the state to ban the feeding of bears and other wildlife. The City Council approve...
The federal transportation bill signed by President Obama on Friday will benefit seven Pioneer Valley road projects. Expect t...
A Sudbury man has been killed by a falling tree after the James Taylor concert at Tanglewood on the Fourth of July. 61 year o...
A water use restriction is in place for residents of Northampton. The DPW is restricting all nonessential outdoor water use, ...
The average monthly electricity bill in Massachusetts is going down. DPU Commissioner David Cash says that's because natu...
A word of warning from Candy Lash of the Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society to not leave your pets inside the car during thi...
A ban on single-use plastic shopping bags is moving through the Massachusetts legislature. The bill has won a favorable recom...
Explosions heard in the western part of Northampton Thursday afternoon made some residents nervous. Officials say the explosi...
New plans for the Norwottuck Rail Trail call for widening only 70 percent of it. State recreation officials have submitted an...
Today markes the one year anniversary of the June first tornado that cut a path of devastation through Western Massachusetts....
Tornado warnings were put up for parts of the region Tuesday, but no twisters were spotted. Warnings were in place in Berkshi...
Governor Deval Patrick has unveiled the state's largest land conservation deal: Nearly 3,500 acres of land in Leverett an...
The Connecticut River has been declared a national model for conservation efforts by a top federal official. U.S. Interior Se...
A local tax on farm equipment and animals was repealed at Southampton's May 7th town election, but a misunderstanding abo...
The state’s highest court has thrown out the alleged confession of a Northampton man who admitted setting a series of f...
Southampton voters have overwhelmingly approved a financial break for farmers. In a referendum question on the town's bal...
Hundreds turned out Friday for the opening of the new Congressman John W. Olver Transit Center in Greenfield, the first zero-...
The controversial Mount Massamet wind farm proposal is still alive, despite a ban on commercial windmills passed at this week...
A 20 foot crack in a two-year old retaining wall at the South Hadley landfill is a threat to public safety and the environmen...
The founder of Pioneer Valley Climate Action says he and other activists are campaigning against climate change all this week...
Plans for a small agricultural solar power facility at George Hannum and Hamilton Streets in Belchertown have been withdrawn....
Former Vice President Al Gore will speak at Hampshire College in Amherst Friday. Gore will be the keynote speaker at the inau...
An unused solar project in Easthampton may be up and running by the end of May. Mayor Michael Tautznik says a disagreement be...
Vermont Yankee is still operating, but many Vermonters and Massachusetts residents in the evacuation zone want to see the nuc...
A clean energy firm that just opened its first solar facility in Massachusetts says more green projects are in the works. Sol...
Northampton firefighters made quick work of a brush fire off Pine Valley Road Saturday night. Crews responded to a call just ...
After last year's tornado, a tropic storm, and an October Nor'easter, Brimfield was wondering if fire and brimstone w...
After meeting with officials at Northampton's Coca-Cola bottling facility, Mayor David Narkewicz says he's confident ...
The National Weather Service has issued another Red Flag Warning Tuesday for much of Southern New England, including all of H...
The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is again operating at reduced power, and has been ever since its 40th anniversary last...
Brush fires are not uncommon in Western Massachusetts, but state officials say it's very early in the season to be seeing...
Environmental Police say they suspect more than a dozen coyotes found in Belchertown were shot and dumped illegally. Coyote s...
Vermont Yankee will not shut down this week when its initial license expires. The same federal judge who issued an order in J...
A solar farm project is being proposed for the site of an old drive-in theater off Route 2 in Charlemont. The town's Plan...
Polluted wastewater from the Coca Cola bottling plant in Northampton is costing the city too much money to treat, according t...
Governor Deval Patrick has ordered state inspectors to be on the lookout for gas stations that could be engaged in price goug...
Two Western Mass. groups are being recognized by the Toxics Action Network for their efforts to stop a proposed biomass power...
Greenfield's City Council has approved another $240,000 for the feasibility study and plans for a new high school. Th...
WHMP's Mary Serreze reports on the ReEnergizer company in Holyoke, which collects waste vegetable oil and refines it, usi...
High levels of air pollution could increase a person's risk of stroke and memory loss. A new study of Boston-area residen...
The bodies of water near the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant have radioactive fish. That's according to the state health dep...
Are local communities prepared for natural disasters? Emergency directors and town officials gathered in Buckland this week t...
A small earthquake was felt by some residents of Williamsburg and Haydenville last Thursday evening. The U.S. Geological Surv...
About 50 farmers in Franklin County have applied for more than 1.1 million dollars in federal help to fix damage from last Su...
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