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Three people were killed when a small plane crashed in a remote, wooded area of Massachusetts – the popular owner of a flight school, an instructor and a student pilot from Connecticut.

From child care providers to airports to offices that process Social Security and work with veterans, federal agencies in Western Massachusetts and organizations that rely on federal dollars here say a federal shutdown would not immediately affect their operations.

Residents in the areas around Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport are being alerted to a possible scam involving individuals falsely claiming to be authorized contractors for noise mitigation.

Efforts to build community and political support date back decades for 104th Fighter Wing.

There have been five reported sightings of drones operating in the airspace around the Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport over the past three weeks. Flying drones near the airport is illegal.

Pentagon completes comprehensive evaluation of Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield ahead of F-35 jet decision MassLive.com 8 hrs ago Jim Kinney, masslive.com © Leon Nguyen | hnguyen/@repub.com A ceremonial groundbreaking of a new Taxiway Sierra is held at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport on Thursday, May 27, 2021. WESTFIELD — A Pentagon team evaluated Barnes Air National Guard Base, the Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport and the city itself last week as a possible...