James Paleologopoulos

One of the largest school districts in New England was closed to students yet again Wednesday as it deals with the fallout of a cyber breach. As experts tell WAMC , incidents like it are becoming more frequent.

A three-day weekend for Springfield Public Schools students turned into four, after a security breach led to the cancellation of classes Tuesday.

The City of Springfield is taking the operators of the MGM Springfield casino to court, claiming it has fallen well short of its host community agreement. All the while, two media outlets have reported a sale of the casino was in the works.

With primary day in the books, the general election ballot in Massachusetts has taken shape.Among the statewide contests - Democratic Governor Maura Healey will face Republican Mike Minogue, while Democratic U.S. Senator Ed Markey will face a familiar Republican candidate in John Deaton. Both races also have independent challengers, as well.WAMC spoke with Western New England University political science professor Tim Vercellotti about the races ahead.

One of the biggest school districts in the Northeast is embracing an AI tool designed to tackle attendance and boost outreach with student families. It comes at a time when the district is still defining its approach to artificial intelligence.

Come November, the Greenfield Massachusetts City Council president will be on the ballot for the state's 1st Franklin District.

Amid statewide contests, like Sen. Ed Markey besting Congressman Seth Moulton in the Democratic Senate primary, western Mass. was home to a number of primaries over seats on Beacon Hill.WAMC kept track of those races Tuesday night, as did Western Mass Politics and Insight Editor-in-Chief Matt Szafranski. He spoke with WAMC about some of those races, as well as the Congressional 1st district primary that featured Rep. Richie Neal fending off a challenge from newcomer Jeromie Whalen.

Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal will once again face Nadia Milleron come November after the Democrat won Tuesday's primary over a progressive challenger.

Come November, voters in Massachusetts will have to choose from incumbent Democratic Governor Maura Healey and Republican Mike Minogue in this year's gubernatorial contest.

It's primary day in Massachusetts. Amid high profile statewide races and regional primaries up and down the Pioneer Valley, one candidate with plenty of campaign trail experience is trying to unseat a fellow Democrat in Holyoke - and parts of Chicopee.