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A consumer-owned renewable energy cooperative in Western Massachusetts is pushing for more locally generated, clean energy in 2013.

Two mammoth sculptures by noted Chinese artist Xu Bing are now on view at MASS MoCA in North Adams, the centerpiece of a major new exhibition.

In the world of newspaper websites, Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler and other social media, the idea of making scrapbooks may seem old fashioned.

It's been one week since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Some mental health professionals in Western Massachusetts say they're worried about the way people are associating autism spectrum disorders with violence, following the school shootings in Connect

The Massachusetts state pension fund is reviewing its investments in gun manufacturing companies to determine whether to divest in the wake of the school shootings in Connecticut.  

More than 93 million Americans nationwide are expected to travel 50 miles or more for the year-end holidays, an increase over Thanksgiving and last year's holiday period according to the AAA.