An opening phase of a five-year project is underway in Springfield, Massachusetts. It’s an overhaul of one of the city’s busiest – and most dangerous – intersections.

Approving a tighter-than-usual budget earlier this year, councilors in Springfield, Massachusetts are looking to bring cash to city coffers however they can. One route under consideration: naming and shaming ordinance violators into paying unpaid tickets.

After a fatal car accident in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, a citizens’ group is holding a crash-site investigation this weekend.

This weekend marks the start of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s season at the iconic Berkshire music center Tanglewood in Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

Vermont Congresswoman Becca Balint holds a panel discussion on the future of democracy

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

The city of Holyoke is once again in charge of its school system, with Tuesday, July 1, marking the first day of the district returning to local control following ten years under state receivership.

On Tuesday, Governor Phil Scott gathered legislative leaders and committee chairs to sign Vermont’s sweeping education reform bill.

Leaders in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on Monday removed the criminalization component and made other amendments to a proposed camping ban put forward by the mayor. But the debate on the controversial measure continues.

As officials in Springfield, Massachusetts gear up for another fight over a proposed biomass power plant, western Massachusetts lawmakers have been taking the issue up on Beacon Hill.