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Draft FY26 budgets from House, Senate and governor include increased HIP funding
06-11-2025 3:10 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

More funding for the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) may be on the way in fiscal year 2026, as Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed budget, along with those put forward by the Senate and House of Representatives, all request more money than in FY25.

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Feds pull $87M grant from Sublime Systems for low-carbon cement plant in Holyoke
06-10-2025 2:59 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HOLYOKE — Recent cancellation of an $87 million federal grant to support construction of a low-carbon cement startup’s manufacturing plant in Holyoke is not expected to derail plans that would have that facility open by 2028, though the company is reviewing backup options.


Senate budget includes more than $1M in local earmarks for western Mass
06-10-2025 2:59 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

BOSTON — The state Senate’s approved fiscal year 2026 budget could bring more than $1 million in earmarks to western Massachusetts.


Council labels UMass ‘hostile campus’ for Muslim, Palestinian students over handling of 2024 encampment
06-09-2025 9:07 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Arrests at a May 2024 Gaza solidarity encampment, alleged discriminatory sanctions and reported failures to address anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian harassment is leading the Council on American-Islamic Relations to declare the University of Massachusetts a hostile campus for Muslim and Palestinian students.


Modern relevance of Pride’s protest movement origins emphasized at Greenfield’s 8th annual festival, parade
06-09-2025 9:07 AM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Determined not to let rain or the current presidential administration dampen their pride, hundreds lined the streets Saturday afternoon for the 8th annual Franklin County Pride Parade and Festival.


Quabbin towns call for better state support for what they do to protect Boston-area drinking water
05-30-2025 2:00 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

Even though located at the edge of the Quabbin Reservoir that provides drinking water for millions of residents in and around Boston, Shutesbury has no municipal water supply and has spent almost $700,000 to address contamination from PFAS, or forever chemicals, in private wells.


Rep. Saunders hears concerns about ICE deportations, health care in virtual town hall
05-21-2025 11:40 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — Residents voiced concerns about recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehensions and deportations, and support for a Medicare-for-All system and land conservation, during a town hall-style meeting with the Democrat representing the 7th Hampden District on Monday afternoon.


Healey urges Congress to reject SNAP cuts
05-19-2025 11:17 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

In a letter to Congress, Gov. Maura Healey is urging lawmakers to reject changes proposed by Republicans to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that would shift costs to states, which would cost, at minimum, at least $131.4 million annual and potentially up to $650 million.


‘A real joy to work with’: Orange letter carrier retires after 31 years
05-13-2025 9:51 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Neither snow nor rain nor heat kept letter carrier David L’Heureux from the swift completion of his appointed rounds. Only retirement could do that.


Nationwide, beekeepers report loss of 1.6M colonies in 10 months
05-11-2025 2:00 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

Across the United States, beekeepers are facing their greatest crisis in decades, with more than 1 million colonies reported lost in the last 10 months.


UMass researchers discover rare rabbit ticks in Maine that carry new strain of bacteria
05-09-2025 1:39 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — University of Massachusetts researchers have uncovered rabbit ticks in Maine that harbor a new strain of bacteria related to pathogens known to cause spotted fever in humans.


Protesters to state officials: Change clean energy siting rules in new Climate Action Plan
05-08-2025 9:21 AM

By ALEXA LEWIS

HOLYOKE — Unperturbed by the rain that pelted their colorful signs, dozens of impassioned community members hailing from cities and towns across the region gathered in song and frustration to protest state clean energy siting practices they think will be more harmful to the environment than helpful.


A ‘monumental’ journey: Nearly 200 people become American citizens at naturalization ceremony at UMass Amherst
05-07-2025 3:07 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

AMHERST — Ten years ago, Angelo Mercado began the lengthy and difficult process of becoming an American citizen. On Tuesday inside the Bowker Auditorium at Stockbridge Hall at the University of Massachusetts, that arduous journey finally came to an end.


Wheeler Memorial Library’s Children’s Room reopens after flooding in Orange
05-06-2025 9:37 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Wheeler Memorial Library’s Children’s Room has reopened to the public nearly 10 months after flooding caused by a contractor’s error and a rainstorm.


Solar panels installed at Fisher Hill Elementary School in Orange
05-05-2025 3:00 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Solar panels have been installed on Fisher Hill Elementary School’s roof, another step in a renovation project that began nearly five years ago.


Orange faces $1.7M deficit as officials seek to balance municipal, education needs in FY26
05-04-2025 2:01 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The town reportedly faces “a death spiral,” in the words of a Finance Committee member, as it struggles to draft a proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 that can accommodate municipal needs as well as Orange’s assessment for Ralph C. Mahar Regional School.


In celebration of Law Day, Franklin County students tour Justice Center
05-04-2025 2:00 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Justice Center celebrated the future of law by welcoming middle and high school students from across the county for an inside look at the judicial system on Thursday morning.


Athol man to serve five to seven years on child abuse charges
05-02-2025 6:24 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — An Athol man will spend the next five to seven years in state prison after being found guilty of charges related to child abuse.


DIAL/SELF Youth and Community Services faces nearly 40% funding cut
04-30-2025 3:01 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — DIAL/SELF Youth and Community Services, a Greenfield-based nonprofit that serves youths across Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties and the North Quabbin region, announced Tuesday that the federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is expected to cut nearly 40% of its roughly $2 million budget.


Wendell group to present clean energy siting suitability findings to state policymakers
04-29-2025 3:00 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — The citizens group that formed in 2023 in opposition to a since-withdrawn proposal for a 105-megawatt battery storage facility plans to present clean energy siting suitability findings to state policymakers in Holyoke on May 5.


Status restored for 13 UMass international students
04-29-2025 11:56 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Federal officials are restoring the previously terminated student immigration statuses for 13 international students at the University of Massachusetts, according to information posted on the university’s federal actions page Monday.

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