A coalition is attempting to get a referendum on the November 2026 ballot to end adult-use recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, while preserving medical usage, and is cautiously optimistic about ...
The Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts hosted a webinar to discuss the public health challenges facing rural ...
Overview: Amherst officials have confirmed that water pressure was an issue during the firefighting efforts to combat the ...
An Athol man was arrested Thursday morning for allegedly assaulting a female victim with a kitchen knife. Jack Newbrough, 25, was arrested at approximately 1 a.m. Thursday and charged with assault and ...
The Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District School Committee has rejected a proposal to limit the next fiscal year's budget to 40% over the minimum required by the state, citing concerns that they ...
If you grew up in New England and happened to live in an extended farm family, the revolving seasons had a profound affect on ...
The Senate budget committee advanced a bill to reorganize the Cannabis Control Commission, double the amount of marijuana ...
Massachusetts Democrats Cynthia Stone Creem and Alice Hanlon Peisch are pushing a resolution to block a potential U.S. Constitution convention, which they say would protect fundamental rights and ...
The immediate SNAP crisis is over for now. However, under the Big Beautiful Bill, SNAP benefits will be reduced. Nearly 200,000 of our neighbors — 17.85% of the state’s SNAP recipients — will be ...
An elderly man was temporarily displaced from his home on Lombard Avenue after his back porch was set ablaze Tuesday afternoon. According to Deputy Fire Chief Eric Jack, the fire is believed to have ...
A large pile of smoldering rubble and debris, which had once been Olympia Place apartments, an $18.5 million development housing 230 people, continued to be doused with water by Amherst firefighters ...
Local runners couldn’t have asked for better conditions for the MIAA Division 2 and 3 State Championship meets at Willard Park on Saturday. With temperatures in the high 40s, sunshine present ...