Debate on the education reform that Vermont legislators passed earlier this month continues as plans won’t be finalized until the second half of the biennium. Some education groups aren’t happy with the changes.

After rejecting the initial proposal, voters in Dalton, Massachusetts, approved a police budget for fiscal year 2026 at special town meeting Thursday night.

The city of Northampton is preparing for a new superintendent search, with the current school leader indicating she's leaving at the end of her contract.

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts, school committee has approved a plan to restructure the city’s middle schools.

Officials in Massachusetts say a number of people already dealing with addiction have become unwitting victims of a contaminant lacing illicit drugs. What’s been used as a sedative for pets and animals is now having devastating effects state lawmakers want to address.

The Great Barrington, Massachusetts, police chief says he’s retiring in early 2026.

An Irish company already operating and remodeling highway service plazas in the Northeast has been picked to run nearly 20 sites in Massachusetts. Their proposals include big changes for stops on the Mass Pike.

Massachusetts has officially determined Holyoke Public Schools can exit receivership, after a decade under state control. Local leaders say there’s plenty of work ahead, but there’s much to celebrate in the meantime.

The town of Amherst put its Pride on display over the weekend – holding its own, first-ever parade during Pride Month, going beyond a yearly proclamation.

In Massachusetts, school athletic association rules require high school boys lacrosse players to wear helmets. But girls have no such requirements. Some parents are questioning the divergent standards after girls players in Dalton recently sustained head injuries.