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Snow totals from Feb. 9: Winter storm brings as much as 5 inches to Berkshires, close to 3 inches to Boston, Worcester and Springfield areas Updated Feb 10, 2021; Posted Feb 10, 2021 Only days after a rapidly moving winter storm dumped as much as a foot of snow on Massachusetts on Super Bowl Sunday, the Bay State was left with several inches again Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (National Weather Service) Facebook Share Only days after a rapidly moving winter storm dumped as much as a foot of snow on ...

LENOX — Veteran eastern Pennsylvania educator and administrator Marc J. Gosselin has accepted a four-year contract as the new superintendent of the town’s public school district. Under the terms of the agreement, Gosselin, 43, will start July 1, with a first-year salary of $160,000, followed by unspecified increases thereafter, committee Chairman Robert Vaughan told The Eagle. He was selected unanimously by the School Committee on Jan. 29. Second-place finisher Beth Choquette, a North...

Pooled COVID testing to start at these 120 Massachusetts schools and districts this month Updated Feb 04, 2021; A program to offer weekly pooled COVID-19 testing for students and educators is starting in Massachusetts this month, with 120 schools and districts signed up to participate so far, according to education officials. Those 120 schools and districts represent more than a quarter of the state’s public school students, said a spokeswoman for the state Department of Elementary and Seco...

Colrain Selectboard approves community host agreement with fourth cannabis company Pending Cannabis Control Commission licensing, company likely to plant marijuana in spring AP File Photo AP File Photo Related stories COLRAIN — Now that it has secured a host community agreement with the Selectboard, New England Craft Cultivators is on track to start planting marijuana this spring at an outdoor cultivation facility on West Leyden Road. This most recent agreement marks the fourth the Selectboar...

Here’s how much snow fell in Massachusetts on Feb. 1: As much as 24 inches recorded amid nor’easter Updated Feb 03, 2021; Facebook Share Many Massachusetts residents may have woken up to a cold surprise Tuesday morning: more than a foot of snow brought to the state by a roughly 24-hour-long nor’easter. Forecasters have been predicting for days that a major winter storm, the first nor’easter to hit southern New England in nearly two months, could batter Massachusetts with heavy snowfall...

According to the National Weather Services Skywarn Spotter network, the biggest snow jackpots in the state were Lowell (24 inches), East Acton (21.8 inches), Hudson (20.9 inches), Littleton (20.4 inches) and Wilmington (20 inches). Worcester County was hit especially hard, with the NWS reporting that Ashburnham, Lunenburg, Fitchburg and Grafton all getting over 18 inches of snow. Parts of Middlesex County were also hit hard, with Dracut and Burlington exceeding 18 inches. Parts of Essex Count...

Women used $100M from health care fraud to buy Maserati, properties Updated Feb 02, 2021; Two Massachusetts women purchased a Maserati as well as five properties after a yearslong $100 million home health care fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Faith Newton, 52 of Westford, and Winnie Waruru, 41 of Lowell, were arrested on Sunday and were indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, one count of health care fraud – aiding and abetting, and one count ...

Hunker down for a relatively long duration Nor’easter in New England starting Monday. After days of frigid temperatures, the region is bracing for a whopper of a storm that could dump well over a foot of snow in many areas, create blizzard-like conditions and cause travel problems for the next few days. Blizzard-like conditions are possible for parts of... forecast Dec 17, 2020 As a major winter storm continues to wallop New England, Boston saw its biggest snowfall in nearly ...

Cleanup Underway After Storm Slams Region; Some Areas See 2 Feet of Snow © Provided by New England Cable News A noreaster dumped up to 18 inches of snow across the region -- depending upon the location -- making driving perilous, knocking out power and closing down schools. Snow totals varied widely, from Lowell with two feet, to East Acton at 21.8 inches, Hudson with 20.9 inches and Boston at just 1.2 inches. Worcester saw its second highest daily snowfall Monday at 13.8 inches, just 0.2 ...

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