Gov. Patrick Announces New Funding For 2011 Tornado Victims
Gov. Deval Patrick is announcing that new funding is available to assist recovery and cleanup efforts in 10 towns in western and central Massachusetts which were hit by tornadoes last year.
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Gov. Deval Patrick is announcing that new funding is available to assist recovery and cleanup efforts in 10 towns in western and central Massachusetts which were hit by tornadoes last year.
One year after a tornado ravaged the Central Mass. town, some are struggling to rebuild.
The commissioner of the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation says a brush fire in Brimfield last week has prodded officials to remove downed trees and build fire breaks.
A huge brush fire in Brimfield is now out, but fears are growing over the fire danger along the path of last year's tornado.
With all eyes on the deadly tornados that hit the south and central parts of the United States this week, survivors of a June 2011 tornado that devastated parts of Western and Central Massachusetts say their thoughts are with the victims.
A resident took video of the tornado that destroyed much of Monson this spring.
The Massachusetts Port Authority is donating about $300,000 worth of surplus doors and windows to tornado victims in Springfield.
A woman has been posthumously honored on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks for shielding her daughter as their family's house collapsed in the tornado of June 1.
A man has decided to ride out Hurricane Irene at the same Brimfield campground he was seriously injured at months earlier in the tornado.
Two months after the tornado, the damage on the outside is starting to settle on the inside.
Strong storms have struck some areas in Massachusetts that were hit by June tornadoes, and tornado warnings were issued but none have been reported.
Students at St. Michael's Academy Middle School and Cathedral High School will temporarily relocate.
Students at a Springfield Roman Catholic school badly damaged by tornadoes learn this week where they will attend classes in the fall.
FEMA has added Southbridge and Sturbridge to the list of communities that can receive assistance in repairing public facilities damaged in the June 1 tornadoes.
The Monson planning board is considering changes to allow trailers on emergency lots in the future, even if it won't help families now.
About 800 acres of fire fuel: that's what the Massachusetts chief fire warden calls the Brimfield State Forest these days, since last month's tornado filled it with debris.
The tornadoes that ravaged parts of western Massachusetts are long gone but they are still posing a danger. The problem is the heightened risk of wildfires from trees downed by the twisters.
An annual Independence Day tradition in Monson has been canceled after a tornado devastated the town last month.
The financial toll from tornadoes that ravaged Springfield and several smaller Massachusetts communities has risen to an estimated $175 million.
The American Red Cross is closing a shelter for tornado victims at the MassMutual Center in Springfield.
Volunteers have been spreading out across neighborhoods in Springfield to record damage to historic structures in the path of this month's tornadoes.
Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a $54 million spending bill that includes $15 million to pay for costs incurred during the response to the recent tornadoes that tore through in central and western Massachusetts.
The first federal disaster recovery centers are set to open in Massachusetts to help victims of the June 1 tornadoes.
The financial toll from tornadoes that ravaged Springfield and several smaller communities has risen dramatically.
It's been exactly two weeks since tornadoes tore through central and western Massachusetts. Relief efforts are nowhere near done.
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