LaMar Cook, the deputy director of Gov. Maura Healey’s western Massachusetts office and a former director of Hotel UMass, was arrested Tuesday on charges of cocaine trafficking after police seized 8 ...

In front of an audience of about 50 people at the Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity on Monday, Ward 2 City Councilor Deborah Klemer and challenger Al Simon staked out their differences heading into ...

The Board of Higher Education is on track to vote in early 2026 on whether to allow public and private colleges and universities in Massachusetts to offer three-year bachelor’s degrees, reducing the ...

Anticipating losing her Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits on Nov. 1, and already facing a 50% increase in ...

In-person, 90-minute workshops that will allow Pelham employees and volunteers to better identify and respond to racial and other divisive issues began on Tuesday and continue Wednesday. The first ...

The magical season of the Turners Falls boys soccer team continues on, as the second-seeded Thunder dispatched sixth-seeded Gateway, 2-0, in the Western Mass. Class D semifinals in front a spirited ...

By far the most contested issue in town will up be for a vote again at a special Town Meeting scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 1, ...

The eight candidates vying for six seats on Easthampton’s School Committee spent 90 minutes Sunday night sharing their visions on how to best support students and discussing the committee’s broader ...

It’s a four-peat for the Amherst Regional girls cross country team. The Hurricanes scored 32 points as a team to secure their fourth consecutive Western Massachusetts Class A championship at Stanley ...

The location of the former Haymarket Cafe at 185 Main St. may soon be lined with shelves of carefully curated film collections, as neighboring Vision Video plans to expand next door sometime early ...

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern has proposed a bill that would increase federal reimbursement rates for free and reduced school meals in an effort to offset costs of labor and nutritious foods in public ...

With enforcement of immigration laws surging in Massachusetts, a coalition of advocates rallied last week and attached new urgency to the call for lawmakers to revive a long-stalled proposal that top ...