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A long-vacant building in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts, is now home to over 70 apartments – a feat celebrated by the mayor and other officials at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday.
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Before the full House chamber takes up the bill this week, Speaker Jill Krowinski, a Democrat, gathered key committee chairs and advocates, saying there must be a course correction in the state’s public education system.
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A former Springfield mayoral candidate will be on this year’s ballot for the 11th Hampden district state House seat.
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The town of Amherst, Massachusetts, put on an annual festival Saturday devoted to promoting sustainability, including local causes.
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Three labor unions representing over 100,000 workers in Massachusetts have announced their support for overdose prevention centers.
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The Vermont Department of Health is announcing over $4 million in grants to support violence prevention initiatives.
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The University of Vermont’s commencement speaker will be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
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One of the largest community colleges in western Massachusetts inaugurated its president Friday.
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A Springfield police officer who was at the center of an excessive force case in 2016 is fighting to be re-certified.
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The Vermont House Ways and Means committee advanced a bill that sets the property tax rate and makes changes to the state’s education finance system.
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The Burlington, Vermont Police Department has updated its website to provide a more detailed description of its Priority Response Plan.
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As legislators in the Statehouse work on the budget and the governor calls for fiscal restraint, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility held a policy forum this week to discuss possible revenue strategies.