Chicopee

One of the youngest politicians in the Pioneer Valley says he’s departing his current role in Chicopee. As he tells WAMC, it’s not because of any love lost for the job - if anything, he says, more people his age should get involved in local government

As further court action looms, advocates for the Job Corp center in Chicopee, Massachusetts say a lot is at stake if federal plans to “pause” and ultimately defund the program go through.

Officials in Chicopee, Massachusetts say a new program will provide a lifeline for some of the city’s most vulnerable residents if ever they go missing.

A bridge that travels through Chicopee is due for a replacement — an undertaking expected to cost millions and impact traffic and businesses alike.

With state legislative sessions underway, so are legislative breakfasts – bagel and coffee-filled meet-ups connecting lawmakers with advocates across different sectors. That includes libraries. In Massachusetts, officials are calling for modest increases in the face of a tighter budget recently put forward by Governor Maura Healey.

Half-a-century of making an economic engine out of the grounds around the largest air force reserve base in the country is being celebrated in Western Massachusetts.

Hundreds of blue and white bikes are back and rolling now that a popular bike share program has relaunched in western Massachusetts.

An effort to improve water quality and remove two dams at a western Massachusetts park is progressing.

Millions spent to remove hazardous materials from the site

Premiums were paid for people no longer employed by the city