western Massachusetts

A 15-fold increase in annual state aid toward rural Massachusetts school districts headlines a legislative panel’s recommendations after more than a year of work, and one top senator said he plans to push for at least some funding in the end-of-term flurry over the next few weeks. Lawmakers, K-12 school leaders and academic experts voted unanimously Tuesday to send...

The construction of the Quabbin Reservoir resulted in the destruction of four entire Massachusetts town: Dana, Enfield, Greenwich and Prescott. 2,500 people lost their homes and communities forever. But without the project, millions would be without clean drinking water. In a new NBC10 Boston documentary, we tell the story of the Quabbin and the effect the project still has...