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For the past few years, a Berkshire-based nonprofit has been running summer camps geared toward adults with disabilities. It’s centered around Lake Ashmere, but last year, it acquired what will soon be a new home base.Members of the Ashmere Project tell WAMC those plans and more are coming into focus, thanks to volunteers and plenty of elbow grease.

In less than two weeks, a couple hundred paddlers of all kinds will take on one of the country’s oldest whitewater races, found right in western Massachusetts.But before that, some of them are dusting off their watercraft and hitting the Westfield River early.

The head of a western Massachusetts nonprofit is sounding the alarms over cuts affecting the region’s seniors, and is encouraging community leaders to step up.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has been on the road, promoting road funding proposals that could mean almost double the amount of Chapter 90 dollars for some rural communities and more.

Plenty of toys, clothing and other goods are making their way through the Hilltowns of western Massachusetts. WAMC spoke with the group behind the effort, and how their mission goes well-beyond the holidays.

Residents in rural western Massachusetts got some holiday shopping done at an historic site over the weekend - and they helped support a project looking to bring a community hub back to their corner of the Hilltowns.

Millions of dollars in recently-awarded grants will aid projects and support services across Massachusetts. In the hilltowns of Western Mass., that money can go a long way.

Thousands flocked to the western Massachusetts Hilltown of Chesterfield for its annual 4th of July parade Thursday. Celebrating the nation's independence, the event featured locals and neighboring communities – all while visitors, including a number of international students, took in the spectacle.

An interview with Mollie Hartford.

The Hilltown Open Studio Tour takes place this weekend, giving art lovers the opportunity to visit the studios of nearly two dozen local artists. The tour will be held Saturday and Sunday, October 2nd and 3rd from 11AM to 5 PM both days and is organized by the Hilltown Arts Alliance.