western massaschusetts

In the depths of a frigid winter, communities in the snowy hills of Western Massachusetts are struggling with heating fuel access issues that local leaders are describing as disastrous and an emergency.

Hundreds of business leaders, city officials, and lawmakers flocked to the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts Friday as Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll gave a keynote address.

A flurry of parking bans and closures are being announced across western Massachusetts as the area prepares for snow.

Officials have placed a conservation restriction on a forest covered mountain in western Massachusetts marking the largest private land conservation deal…