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By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With 2021 marking the wettest July on record in Massachusetts, followed by a severe drought in 2022, which was then followed by this year’s weekly deluges, one might be feeling a bit of “weather whiplash.” New Englanders know their...

By BELLA LEVAVI

This summer’s heavy rains have left many recreation companies looking to tread water by getting creative in the wake of fewer customers and fewer amenable locations for paddling during what is ordinarily their busy season.“This season has sucked, to...

By MAX BOWEN

Franklin County and North Quabbin communities have opened cooling centers following the declaration of a heat wave in the region.The heat advisory began on Thursday and is expected to continue into Friday evening, with temperatures ranging from 95 to...

By DOMENIC POLI

CONWAY — The town was still reeling on Monday from the onslaught of rain that fell Friday evening, causing road damage Bob Baker called the worst he has seen in his 42 years as fire chief.Baker said Adams, Main Poland, Fields Hill, Old Cricket Hill...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CONWAY — With upwards of 8 inches of rain battering Conway on Friday evening, town officials spent much of Saturday assessing infrastructure damage and working to ensure residents could reach their homes.“It came down hard and fast,” said Helen Baker,...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Torrential downpours continued to plague the region on Friday, causing flash flooding that left residents pumping water from their basements, wading to their cars and even coping with collapsed roadways.On Lower Road in Deerfield, a culvert collapsed...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — As they continue to assess the damage caused by Monday’s torrential downpours, local farmers were joined on Wednesday by legislators and state officials who got a first-hand view of the devastation across the Pioneer Valley.In Deerfield,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

As some of the worst flooding since Hurricane Irene battered parts of Franklin County on Monday, area farms spent Tuesday morning assessing the damage left by the deluge.Rain fell across western Massachusetts from Sunday evening through Monday...

By DOMENIC POLI

Some Franklin County towns were relatively unscathed while others had to work tirelessly to reopen closed roads Monday during the worst flooding to strike parts of New England since Tropical Storm Irene in 2011.Amanda Herrmann, Conway’s emergency...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE — With Tuesday’s storm leaving western Franklin County towns underneath as much as 3 feet of snow, local officials have since been considering how to best prepare for future weather emergencies.The nor’easter left some residents without...

By DOMENIC POLI

Utility companies and local municipal departments were out straight on Tuesday responding to power outages caused by downed limbs, trees and poles as a nor’easter pounded the region.Nearly 150,000 homes throughout New England were without power...

By CHRIS LARABEE

With last month marking the warmest January on record for Massachusetts and New England, updated data from the University of Massachusetts Amherst is also putting the region on pace for one of its warmest winters ever.The average temperature in...

By BELLA LEVAVI

More than two weeks after a pair of severe snowstorms, Northfield and Warwick are still cleaning up the damage. In Northfield, Highway Superintendent Tom Walker said there is likely $100,000 worth of damage. Warwick Town Coordinator David Young does...

With temperatures expected to drop into the negative digits on Friday and Saturday, Baystate Health and the state Department of Fire Services have issued safety warnings and advice for how to cope with the cold.Cold weather can result in frostbite,...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

Parts of Franklin County and the North Quabbin region are still recovering from this week’s snowstorms, which caused power outages and road closures that extended into Thursday.“Honestly, there’s a lot to deal with,” Joe Cuneo, fire chief for Wendell...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Many North Quabbin residents were greeted by a snowstorm to start their work week, as several inches of snow fell Sunday night into Monday, causing tough driving conditions and knocking trees onto power lines.As of Monday at noon, nearly 57% of both...