A fire department, like an insurance policy, can be easy to ignore, especially during times of good fortune. But Amherst’s chronically understaffed fire department was exposed by the Olympia Drive ...

In Massachusetts, 74 percent of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time.

On Nov. 7, a three-alarm fire tore through the privately owned Olympia Place apartment complex across the street from the ...

On Friday, Nov. 7, a three-alarm fire took place at the Olympia Place apartment complex near the University of Massachusetts.

Many of Amherst’s career firefighters, joined by those on the call and student forces, emergency dispatchers and others in ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – The investigation into the fire at Olympia Place in Amherst continues, as questions arise about the fire department’s response and staffing levels. The fire at the large ...

Overview: Amherst officials have confirmed that water pressure was an issue during the firefighting efforts to combat the ...

AMHERST, MASS. (WHDH) - Fire officials are still searching for the cause of a massive fire in Amherst last week that left more than 200 people without a place to live and are providing an update on ...

A weekend fire that quickly burned one building to the ground and destroyed a second 72-apartment complex has reignited the long-debated concerns of understaffing at the town’s fire department. The ...

A devastating fire Friday night, November 7, burned down Olympia Place, a large off-campus housing complex mainly used by students from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst).

AMHERST CO., Va. – Amherst County Fire and EMS announced Wednesday that their 911 Center had received multiple calls regarding a smoky haze, specifically around Route 130. Officials said after ...