Four months and a day after Tropical Storm Irene inundated Vermont, officials have marked the reopening of the last stretch of highway that was closed by the

Some very good news for drivers in northern Berkshire and western Franklin Counties: a six-mile stretch of the Mohawk Trail has re-opened.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration added two disasters to the list Wednesday, bringing the total to 12.

It was the sixth straight year without landfall of a major hurricane, yet Irene was one of the costliest storms in U.S. history and killed at least 47 people.

Forecasters say Hurricane Kenneth has strengthened even more into a Category 4 storm in the eastern Pacific, although there is no current threat to land. It is