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With the AFC and NFC Championship games behind us, we know now that Super Bowl 56 will feature the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams. This year's game is sure to be exciting after a spectacular regular season and even more thrilling playoffs, football fans are planning their parties as we speak. ...

Last week's blizzard was pretty lackluster for those of us living in western Massachusetts, at least compared to what folks in the great Boston area got hit with. In fact, snowfall in general for Berkshire County and the rest of western Massachusetts has been a little lackluster for the winter season...

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow! After winter storm Izzy left some snow lovers in western Massachusetts slightly disappointed another drop of the fresh white stuff is heading our way for this weekend. When Izzy arrived on Martin Luther King Day, the original forecast of 8-12 inches of snow fizzled out, the six inches of wet snow was a little disappointing...

These educational facilities elicited impressive statewide numbers

Each year U.S. News and World Reports reviews high schools across the country and rank them breaking them down from national rankings, all the way down to state, region, or district. The rankings include data on more than 23,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. More than 17,000 s...

At around 2 a.m. on Sunday Trooper Scott Boutell, assigned to State Police-Shelburne Falls, along with Trooper Daniel Carmody, a recent graduate of the 86th Recruit Training Troop, were patrolling Route 91 in Greenfield. While passing the 40 mile marker they observed a blue Toyota sedan entering a construction zone while traveling approximately 70 miles per hour...

This is another example on how the Center enhances the social well being of the southern Berkshires

We have another scorcher in the Berkshires today with temperatures entering into the 90’s once again. The National Weather Service has a heat advisory in effect today that will remain in effect until 8:00 tonight. The advisory calls for heat indices in the mid-90s to lower 100s this afternoon.   The specific adviso...

Six Flags has announced that they will be opening on Friday, May 14 to members and season pass holders and open to the general public on Saturday, May 15.

A weekly COVID-19 report by state health officials shows more than 30 western Massachusetts communities at high-risk for spreading the virus as of Thursday.