PIONEER VALLEY – With Gov. Charlie Baker’s Phase 3 guidelines, “small” movie theaters are allowed to open, but two local independent theaters have no immediate plans to open and the larger chain theaters have not announced their intent.... Read More
WESTERN MASS. – Throughout the month of July, Cumberland Farms customers can help a disabled veteran while they fill up their gas tanks and get a cup of coffee.... Read More
BOSTON/WESTERN MASS. – While the actual manner in which classes will be conducted remains undecided in many ways, guidance from the state indicates that a return to the classroom in the fall is the goal for Massachusetts educators.... Read More
GREATER SPRINGFIELD – Nearly one year after stopping 24-hour emergency services, the VCA Animal Hospital on Boston Road in Springfield will close its doors for good. ... Read More
GREATER SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Charlie Baker recently announced two days of pop-up COVID-19 testing and 52 sites around the state for those people who have recently attended large gatherings, such as the Black Lives Matter protests that have occurred in many communities.... Read More
BOSTON – Changes in methodology by MassDOT were presented to more accurately predict ridership of the proposed east-west passenger train service at the meeting on June 10 to update the progress of the study.... Read More
CHICOPEE/HOLYOKE – Marches supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and calling for the end of police brutality drew hundreds of people to the cities of Chicopee and Holyoke during the week of June 2.... Read More
GREATER SPRINGFIELD – Though most U. S. adults received a bank account boost under April’s federal government’s Economic Impact Payment Plan, that program didn’t include the majority of the country’s young adults attending college. ... Read More
BOSTON – On May 26, Gov. Charlie Baker announced a host of food insecurity programs designed to help residents with access to nutritious food in spite of the financial struggle many are facing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read More
GREATER SPRINGFIELD – For the past several weeks, state Sen. Eric Lesser has been hosting a series of “lunchtime livestreams” where he hosts local experts on a myriad of topics.... Read More
WESTFIELD - After a convincing victory in the May 19 Special State Election, state Rep. and state Sen.-elect John Velis said he hopes to bring a common-sense, non-partisan approach to the Senate.... Read More
