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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...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — For more than half a century, Baker’s Country Store has sat on River Street, where it has offered fresh baked goods, pumped gas and served as the unofficial town gathering spot for residents.It’s survived countless snowstorms, the 2017...

With Tropical Storm Debby expected to make its way north, bringing heavy rainfall throughout western Massachusetts, FirstLight Hydro Generating Co. is warning those who live near the Connecticut River of potential flooding.“FirstLight urges vigilance...

By MAX BOWEN

Powerful storms hit western Massachusetts Tuesday evening, leaving hundreds of residents without electricity into Wednesday, according to a National Grid outage map.Torry Dooley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Boston office, said...

By CHRIS LARABEE and ALEXA LEWIS

With Massachusetts experiencing its seventh-wettest year on record in 2023 as torrential rainstorms ravaged roads, farms and homes, the federal government, the state and those here in the Pioneer Valley are turning their eyes toward future flood...

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GREENFIELD — A tornado watch is in effect across western Massachusetts Sunday until 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.The severe weather alert includes Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Berkshire and Worcester counties.In addition, a heat...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

The Pioneer Valley is bracing for a potentially record-setting heat wave this week, as local cities and towns open cooling centers and put out their own advisories warning residents.According to the National Weather Service station in Norton, the...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Strong winds throughout Franklin County toppled dead and dying trees on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, knocking out power and leaving some roads blocked.According to data from the National Weather Service, winds reached speeds as high as 47...

By SCOTT DANCE

Hurricane season is still more than three months away, but in parts of the tropical Atlantic, it feels like we might as well already be in the thick of it. Across a strip of ocean where many cyclones are born, February ocean temperatures are closer to...

By JAMES PENTLAND

Although the National Weather Service canceled its winter storm warning for Greenfield and other parts of Franklin County, the region is still anticipating 1 to 3 inches of snowfall on Tuesday.Per the National Weather Service’s most up-to-date...

With 1 to 3 inches of snow expected to blanket Greenfield on Tuesday morning, shovels will once again be put to use to clear sidewalks and driveways. Baystate Health officials have some tips for residents to ensure safe shoveling.According to the...

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — The climate crisis is fueling a steady growth in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather, and Massachusetts cities and towns face an increasingly common conundrum trying to respond to those crises.Many of the disasters that have hit...

By CHRIS LARABEE

A trend of warm years further cemented itself in 2023, as Massachusetts experienced, on average, its warmest year on record, according to new data from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.The average temperature around Massachusetts for the year...