Cuts by the mayor got much of the attention, but reports on several other topics were presented to the Burlington, Vermont City Council during its meeting Monday night.

Burlington, Vermont’s mayor announced layoffs of city workers to help close an $8 million budget gap on Friday. The proposed budget and her actions were a focus of Monday night’s City Council meeting.

Efforts to track down drug traffickers in western Massachusetts are getting a boost from the National Guard – part of an ongoing partnership between the Guard and the Hampden District Attorney’s Office.

Educators in Northampton, Mass., say a budget proposal from the mayor doesn’t do enough to support local schools. Union workers have now ended voluntary work as the budget’s debated and contract negotiations continue.

The Berkshire County Special Olympics are set to kick off in Great Barrington, Massachusetts Wednesday morning.

The Trump administration’s effort to gut federal programming has left two Berkshire County nonprofits reeling and seeking support from the community.

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno’s office has released its annual budget proposal – one just shy of a billion dollars.

Well before a July deadline to submit nomination papers, Northampton, Mass. is already primed for a busy election season. Both the city council and school committee are seeing significant turnover, with at least seven officials not seeking reelection so far. WAMC spoke with daily Hampshire Gazette reporter Alexander MacDougall about how things are shaping up and how one issue in particular is already looming, as candidates collect signatures: funding for Northampton Public Schools.

Residents of Lee, Massachusetts approved every article on the annual town meeting warrant Thursday night.

The Department of Vermont Health Access is creating a new advisory committee to advise the state on Medicaid programs and policies. The department held a virtual Town Hall on Wednesday to explain the plan.