Western Massachusetts

Study on gambling behaviors

Recently, a University of Massachusetts Amherst research team presented groundbreaking research on the social and economic impacts of gambling in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Gambling Impact Cohort study is the first major gambling study to spend over six years on the same individuals in order to analyze the development of their gambling behavior.

EEE in Massachusetts: South Hadley community at high risk level

EEE in Massachusetts: South Hadley community at high risk level

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) is an extremely rare, mosquito-transmitted disease first identified in Massachusetts in 1938. According to 7News Boston, there had been seven reported cases of EEE in Massachusetts as of Sept. 6. 

The national opioid epidemic spreads west, claiming lives in Pioneer Valley

The national opioid epidemic spreads west, claiming lives in Pioneer Valley

BY TESS REMICK ’21

The U.S. is facing the most lethal opioid crisis in its history. Between 2002 and 2016, the number of deadly overdoses related to heroin increased by 533 percent nationwide, according to CNN.

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