As a state budget takes shape in Massachusetts, several lawmakers continue to fight for more rural school funding. Advocates ...

Bills now before the Massachusetts Legislature look to level the playing field for the state's rural school districts, which ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The opioid crisis continues to impact western Massachusetts, and one state official wants to make sure resources are available for rural communities.

Bills proposing $60 million for rural schools are necessary to ensure their continued survival, several western Massachusetts ...

Healey’s administration has acknowledged that Western Massachusetts feels forgotten in state politics, whether in spending levels or simply a disconnect from the power center in Boston. “For the first ...

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For the first time, western Massachusetts lawmakers have filed legislation to financially reimburse the rural towns that surround the man-made reservoir, calling for regional equity and payment ...

Around New England, several states are experiencing severe drought. That includes almost all of Massachusetts. Wells and reservoirs are at all-time lows, so are streams and rivers. The rain ...

As a baby, Michael “Mick” Kittredge III lived in what he recalls as a traditional house in western Central Massachusetts: a three-bedroom Colonial that his parents bought for $144,000 in 1984.

C HICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The opioid crisis continues to impact western Massachusetts with the attorney general expected to address the ongoing impact it’s having on local cities and towns.

That’s not surprising, as many workplace surveys show the supply of primary care doctors has fallen well below the demand, especially in rural areas such as western Massachusetts. But Andrews still ...