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By CHRIS LARABEE

A trend of warm years further cemented itself in 2023, as Massachusetts experienced, on average, its warmest year on record, according to new data from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.The average temperature around Massachusetts for the year...

By EMILEE KLEIN

Less than 48 hours after a city-based no-kill rabbit shelter slipped under its capacity last week, the organization formed during the pandemic welcomed four new additions looking for homes.“We never stay below capacity (55 rabbits) for more than a day...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

It’s been a series of close losses for the Massachusetts hockey team of late. The Minutemen fell to Cornell in a shootout and Clarkson in overtime during the Adirondack Winter Invitational at Lake Placid. In its return to the Mullins Center last...

By DOMENIC POLI and PAUL FRANZ

ORANGE – Four people were displaced Wednesday morning when a second-alarm fire damaged a house at 86 Mechanic St.The Salvation Army Athol Corps is reportedly assisting Donna and Kevin Sweeney and their sons, Sean and Nicholas, following the blaze that...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Newell Brands, the parent company of Yankee Candle, is planning to close its distribution facility in South Deerfield by the end of 2024.In a statement, a spokesperson for Newell Brands said the company is focusing on consolidating...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

After filing legal challenges in several other states to bar Donald Trump from ballot eligibility in this year’s primaries, a Massachusetts-incorporated advocacy group has now done so in its home state.Free Speech for People, an nonprofit led by...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — For the third consecutive game, the No. 13/10 UMass hockey team was on the wrong end of a close game that couldn’t be decided in just 60 minutes.The Minutemen held a 3-2 lead over UConn with under three minutes to play in regulation, looking...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield girls basketball team made things interesting late against Easthampton on Friday at Nichols Gymnasium. Trailing by as many as 14 points in the fourth quarter, Greenfield’s Amber Bergeron willed the Green Wave back in the...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — There’s no question UMass head coach Frank Martin would’ve been content with the following scenario ahead of Wednesday’s Atlantic 10 Conference opener against Duquesne: his two best players would play 12 and eight minutes, respectively, in...

By MADDIE FABIAN

Editor’s note: This is the fourth and final article from the Western Mass. Solar Forum series. The first three forums took place in September, and another series of forums is in the works for this spring.AMHERST — Most experts agree solar energy is...

By BELLA LEVAVI

As the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs passes its self-imposed deadline for a new forest management policy after a logging moratorium, people on all sides of the issue are concerned about the future of the state’s forests.The...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The UMass women’s basketball team returned home from Richmond, Va. late Saturday night following a 20-point loss to VCU in its first Atlantic 10 Conference bout of the season.On Sunday, head coach Mike Leflar put the Minutewomen right back...

By MADDIE FABIAN

Ask almost any conservationist about an Endangered Species Act (ESA) success story and they will tell you about the bald eagle.“Growing up, I would have never seen a bald eagle in western Massachusetts,” said Jeff Collins, senior director of...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HOLYOKE — At Holyoke Community College this fall, 3,706 students are enrolled and receiving credits for classes they are taking. That’s a 4.4% increase over the 3,550 students at the college in the fall of 2022.The jump in enrollment mirrors what is...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Franklin County and North Quabbin municipal highway departments are about to get a lot more state funding, thanks to additional allocations of what state Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, dubbed the “rural factor.”The Healey-Driscoll Administration...

By GARRETT COTE

Atlantic 10 Conference play began for the UMass women’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon, as the Minutewomen traveled to Richmond, Va. to take on VCU in the conference opener.UMass hung around for as long as it could – only trailing by six points...

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — New York resident Cara Erdman can’t drive to her family’s home in Northampton for the holidays.Erdman lives in the city and rides public transit for transportation. Since she doesn’t own a car, Erdman often rides Amtrak’s Vermonter line...

By DOMENIC POLI

The backlog plaguing courthouses across much of the state seems to have spared Franklin and Hampshire counties, where the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office reportedly put many cases to bed while in-person jury trials were suspended during the...

By BELLA LEVAVI

The Healey-Driscoll Administration will fund the dam removal preliminary design studies for seven municipalities by the Department of Fish and Game’s (DFG) Division of Ecological Restoration (DER).“We saw this summer the devastation that can be caused...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield girls basketball team had no problem finding a rhythm on offense in its season opener against Mohawk Trail on Tuesday. The Green Wave exploded for 17 points in the first quarter, tacked 12 points on in the second quarter to...