Franklin County

Town officials in Massena are supporting a massive data center there. Now, a smaller project has been proposed in the small town of Chateaugay near the Canadian border. As Emily Russell reports for the New York Public News Network, some people there are pushing back.

Voters in Franklin County, Massachusetts, have approved funding for a new technical school building. At the same time, an effort to combine two regional school districts fell short.

On Tuesday, Oct. 6, residents in 19 Western Massachusetts towns will decide whether to fund a new home for the county’s vocational technical school.

“Waste not, want not.” That was the sentiment as dozens of households made their way to a special “fix-it” event in western Massachusetts over the weekend.

Authorities say a bus driver from Staten Island is facing two counts of involuntary manslaughter, days after a crash in Virginia that killed a family of four from Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Nearly three years after a former western Massachusetts hospital was demolished, the Franklin County town in which it once stood is weighing what should take its place.Experts say the spot is fit for housing and while some locals agree, a number of them also want to see something built that brings the community together.

After years of representing one of the most rural stretches of western Massachusetts, state lawmaker Natalie Blais is departing her role.Earlier this month, the 1st Franklin State Representative announced she would be leaving office for a new position at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.Speaking with WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief James Paleologopoulos ahead of her last day, she says her district -- one of the state’s largest in geographic mass -- is like no other.

Thousands of people made their way to Orange, Massachusetts for fragrant weekend festivities at the North Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau James Paleologopoulos reports

Loaded with colorful carnations, petunias and other flora, the beloved Bridge of Flowers in western Massachusetts is open again after a year of repairs.

Rural Franklin County, Massachusetts is facing housing issues like the rest of the commonwealth, but regional leaders say unlike other counties, it isn’t getting an equal level of support.