The Burlington City Council agenda last night included a discussion on the global nuclear threat as councilors considered continuing the city’s membership in Mayors for Peace.

Now a month on the job, the new education commissioner for Massachusetts was recently in the Pioneer Valley. Still getting acclimated,Pedro Martinez shared some of his immediate priorities with WAMC.

Burlington, Vermont, is now home to not one, but two championship-winning soccer teams. Thousands of Vermont Green FC fans were celebrating over the weekend as the semi-pro club captured its league’s national title.

Millions of dollars in low-income tax credits and subsidies have once again been awarded in Massachusetts, with a goal of creating or preserving 1,200 rental units. That includes over 200 in the Pioneer Valley and Berkshires.

An organization in Springfield, Mass. wants to "correct" an announcement the firing of a longtime employee and current-city council member.

A counselor fired from an Amherst, Mass. school after allegedly misgendering students and other allegations will return to work, following a recent ruling.

An icon of the Burlington, Vermont downtown is closing its downtown location.

A special collaboration in Western Massachusetts is giving college students valuable work experience while providing housing for a couple in Holyoke.

A longtime activist and current-city councilor in Springfield, Mass. has been terminated from her role at a non-profit, dismissed under circumstances that still aren’t completely clear following a weekend announcement. WAMC spoke with Western Mass Politics & Insight editor-in-chief Matt Szafranski about the development.

Wilmer Chavarria has been a naturalized citizen of the U.S. since 2018 and the superintendent of the Winooski, Vermont School District for two years. Last week, as he returned from a visit to his family in Nicaragua, he was detained at the Houston airport and questioned for nearly 5 hours.