James Paleologopoulos

Hoping to restore jobs lost last year on top of fully-funding the district, school committee members in Northampton, Massachusetts, have approved a so-called “strong budget” – one the mayor says even increasing city revenues couldn’t cover.

A bridge that travels through Chicopee is due for a replacement — an undertaking expected to cost millions and impact traffic and businesses alike.

Town councilors in Amherst, Massachusetts, voted to approve zoning language that would allow for a new “overlay district” and, potentially, more large-scale, mixed-use developments near UMass Amherst.

A recent federal effort to claw back millions in unspent COVID relief funds shocked education leaders across the country. It meant at least $106 million would be yanked from Massachusetts – with almost half of those dollars affecting Springfield Public Schools alone. But as the dust settles and officials figure out what to do next, the picture appears to not be as grim as it was a week ago.

Throughout western Massachusetts, communities are grappling with big potential cuts to school district staffing. It’s prompting lawmakers and students to call for the state to step up – and revisit one of its funding formulas.

For six days in mid-March, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says over 300 people were arrested across Massachusetts, following a series of raids targeting what they deemed “egregious criminal alien offenders.” Within days, the Trump administration noted some of that figure included “collateral” arrests. An immigration attorney and local advocates say several men in Springfield were among them.

School districts across Massachusetts are grappling with millions of federal dollars being “terminated.” That’s what Governor Maura Healey’s calling it after the Department of Education pulled over $100 million in not-yet-spent pandemic-related dollars. The move came as a shock, with the biggest school system in western Massachusetts suffering the biggest setback

Years in the making, a housing project in Holyoke, Massachusetts is going up – and it’s going up fast.

One of the largest home and garden shows in Massachusetts wrapped up four days of showcases and sales over the weekend.

The city of Springfield, Massachusetts, has long waged a campaign against illegal dirt bike riding. With warmer weather returning, it’s prompting officials to remind riders: keep your ATVs and dirt bikes off city streets.