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By GREG VINE

ATHOL – If Heather Dinitto has her way, the debut of Mass Discount Center, located at 500 Main St., will mark just the first of what she hopes will be several locations.Dinitto and her husband, Walter Ferreira, hadn’t planned on locating the store in...

By GREG VINE

Monday’s deluge of rain kept area public works crews busy but, for the most part, the heavy precipitation didn’t result in serious problems.Most towns in the region had to deal with blocked culverts, clogged drainage grates and localized street...

By Max Bowen

WINCHENDON—Several roads within the Lake Dennison Recreation Area and Otter River State Forest have been closed until further notice by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).According to information provided by DCR, New Boston,...

By Alison Kuznitz

BOSTON—Pioneer Valley farms that were flooded out during July will soon receive $10,000 checks from a fundraising campaign launched by the Healey administration and United Way of Central Massachusetts last month.About 100 farms will be awarded money...

By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — On a cloudy and humid Thursday morning, John Briggs was doing the same thing he has done since 2014: placing mosquito traps and collecting them for testing in the lab.But this time, recent prolonged heavy rains and heat meant that he was...

By MADDIE FABIAN

In July 2021, heavy rainfall caused a beaver dam to burst, leading to the collapse of a 20-foot-long portion of East Street in Belchertown and causing property damage to nearly half a dozen homes.While the beavers faced the brunt of the blame,...

By JAMES PENTLAND

HATFIELD — Farmers who lost crops to this month’s floods, the February freeze and May frost will be able to seek compensation from a new $20 million fund announced Monday by Senate President Karen Spilka.“We have added $20 million to the supplemental...

By Max Bowen

ROYALSTON—Closed for two days when the water levels at Tully Lake began to rise, Doane Hill Road has been reopened, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.According to information released by the USACE, the road has been opened, though the...

By MAX BOWEN

WINCHENDON—Following the heavy rains of the last few weeks, the Dennison recreation area will be closed for the near future in anticipation of flooding.According to information provided by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the day-use...

By Mike RocheMy research showed me that the famous quote can be traced back—but is actually a misquote—from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” written in 1798 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The recent deluges have really been significant and flooding...