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A year ago, Mass Audubon began a fundraising campaign to accelerate land conservation in the commonwealth. The 30 X 30 Catalyst Fund hoped to find $75 million to protect 30 % of Massachusetts by 2030. To date, $40 million has been raised. Working with other state, regional, and local conservation groups, the fund has jump-started over 20 projects, totaling 18,000 acres. The conservation team has also been able to purchase land from owners who cannot wait for current uncertain federal funding to materialize. Eligible properties are judged by their ability to help clean air and water, provide biodiversity and wildlife corridors, and capture carbon for climate resilience. Intact forests in western Massachusetts and coastal properties are especially crucial to safeguarding these cost-effective solutions of Nature.

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

WESTFIELD — Vehicles filled almost every parking spot at Shaker Farms Country Club on Saturday as family members, friends and coworkers gathered to celebrate the life of Matthew P. Nedorostek.

By DOMENIC POLI

WESTFIELD — The man who died in a workplace accident in Greenfield late last month will be remembered by loved ones on Saturday during a celebration of life.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERIand DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A 65-year-old Westfield man is dead after falling into a sand silo at Chicopee Concrete Service on Friday morning.

The Westfield City Council passed a resolution opposing the Mass. Department of Public Utilities exempting a proposed lithium battery storage facility from the city’s Water Protection District zoning ordinance, and placing 219 stand-alone containers...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

WESTFIELD — A U.S. Department of Defense decision to assign at least 18 latest generation Air Force fighter jets to the Barnes Air National Guard Base is an indication of how state legislation supporting service members and military families benefits...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With the support of a five-year, $7 million grant, three of Baystate Health’s hospitals are launching a substance use disorder treatment program, which will be based at Baystate Franklin Medical Center.The $7 million grant, awarded by the...

By AMALIA WOMPA

GREENFIELD — At 92 years old, Westfield resident June Burns has knitted 1,536 baby sweaters for Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s gift shop, and she has no intention of slowing down.Burns, a native of Huntington, Long Island in New York, moved to...

In a normal economy, inflation is caused by supply and demand. Today’s inflation is caused by printing $2 trillion to pay for government spending, which devalued the dollar. If our money is worthless, it matters not how much you have. Anything times...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WESTFIELD — Franklin and Hampshire county residents got a first-hand opportunity to see the presumptive Democratic nominee for president over the weekend as Vice President Kamala Harris landed in western Massachusetts on Saturday for a fundraising...