To this day, the flood stage at 35 feet holds a spot in the record book for the highest level the Merrimack River has ever reached.

The city’s Emergency Management Agency has recently switched to a new service called CodeRED to alert residents to situations ...

WESTFIELD — For years, Kristen L. Mello has been advocating against so-called forever chemicals, or PFAS, which seeped into ...

It has been 70 years since the fatal 1955 Hunter Valley flood that killed 14 people. About 1,800 people were rescued and the cost of the flood was more than $600 million in present-day terms.

Revisions to FEMA's flood maps will remove 300 homes in Quincy from the flood zone. The change could save residents a combined $300,000 annually in flood insurance costs. The revised map ...

Seven people were rescued with a raft when an MBTA trolley got stuck in a flood of frigid water in Milton, Massachusetts Tuesday morning. MBTA chief operating officer Ryan Coholan said the tracks ...

The city said crews will be deployed to inspect and clear catch basins in flood-prone areas as temperatures warm up this week. Equipment will also be ready at “strategic” locations to quickly ...

Even an inch of flood water can cause $25,000 worth of damage, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. But standard homeowners insurance policies don't cover flooding. If you want to ...

WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – More than 100 white ribbons were placed along Park Square in Westfield to represent Women’s History Month. The ribbons were added on International Women’s Day ...