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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

High winds and subfreezing temperatures brought power outages to more than 2,000 homes in western Massachusetts on Sunday and Monday, prompting Eversource crews to work through “treacherous” conditions, according to company spokesperson Priscilla Ress.

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Selectboard chair has received numerous complaints from people who are unhappy the sidewalks outside their homes have not been cleared following snow and ice storms, and he used last week’s meeting to clarify that sidewalk clearing is not the municipality’s job.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — With cold weather and a fair amount of snowfall, it has been “a good old-fashioned New England winter” at Berkshire East Mountain Resort, in the words of Jon Schaefer.

By CHRIS LARABEE

BOSTON — When flooding devastated the Pioneer Valley in summer 2023, it took an extraordinary partnership between the state, nonprofits and private individuals to quickly bring millions of dollars in aid to those affected.

By NAN PARATI

Last Sunday the word went out: Y’all! It’s gonna snow, day after tomorrow!

By CHRIS LARABEE

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is seeking information about weather-related losses in 2023 and 2024 from farmers across the state as it prepares to report damages to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which will split up $220 million in relief funding among eight states.

By MICHAEL P. NORTON

BOSTON — Drought conditions are no longer considered “critical” in the Pioneer Valley and two other regions of Massachusetts, following designation adjustments made in the wake of what state officials described as “several weeks of snow and rain.”

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — The temporary wooden structure atop the Town Hall roof has been secured, after heavy winds nearly blew it off last week. Stuart Harris, chair of the Town Hall Building Committee, said that wind gusts between 2:15 and 4:30 a.m. on Thursday...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — The future of Baker’s Country Store was in doubt over the summer following a deluge of rain that damaged the river embankment, crushed the septic tank and washed away a portion of the parking lot.The town staple is no longer in jeopardy,...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Amid frigid temperatures, the city activated its Overnight Warming Center at The Salvation Army for the second consecutive weekend, with volunteers overseeing a warm refuge for those without shelter.The volunteer-run Overnight Warming...

By CHRIS LARABEE

With bodies of water receding and brush fires throughout the state, it was clearly a dry fall for the Pioneer Valley and new data analysis confirms the season was historically dry for western Massachusetts.Preliminary National Weather Service data for...

By NAN PARATI

Now, what are the rules again? I remember when I first landed here in 2005 being advised by several people who had no use for the letter “R” at the end of a word that, “You know, Nan, in New England, you don’t turn the heat on until aftah” (it was...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Weathervane Community Arts (WCA), in partnership with the Montague Common Hall, will host an inaugural six-class series called “The Art of Makam,” where participants will learn the modal music system of makam, taught by Boston-based musician and...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — As Baker’s Country Store owners Helen and Robert Baker continue to try to address tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage that resulted from a July rainstorm, a chicken barbecue is set for Saturday, Oct. 19, to help raise more money.The...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Two Greenfield Police employees — Deputy Chief William Gordon and Officer Zoe Smith — were sent to Florida to provide disaster relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.Gordon was deployed as a reservist, or on-call employee, for the...