The steepest declines could be seen in the Franklin County communities ... The “ghost towns” are mainly clustered in the Western Massachusetts counties of Franklin and Berkshire as well ...

CONWAY, Mass. (WWLP) – The showers earlier this week gave one Franklin County town over two and a half inches of rain in a single day. The heavy rain and high winds also took down trees and ...

The surviving Massachusetts county governments are ... “That means that we say to the towns of Franklin County, the municipal governments, ‘We believe we can provide you with strong services ...

FRANKLIN — Town Administrator Jamie Hellen was recently elected president of the Massachusetts Municipal Association's board of directors, according to an announcement from the organization.