78 years after a B-17 crashed on Mount Tom people gather to remember
Proposal seeks to keep repeat firearms offenders off streets
Biden’s pardon of LGBTQ+ servicemembers celebrated by armed forces members from Massachusetts
Agawam resident, Holyoke principal gains Heroine award
Velis amendment protects veterans from predatory “claim sharks”
Massachusetts Senate passes ‘Hero Act,’ what this means
Repeat Violent Firearm Offender Amendment Under Review
Springfield’s Mercy Medical Center receives $1.1M grant to treat substance use disorder
Killing of Acton teenager by her stepfather renews calls for expansion of ‘dangerousness’ hearings
State Senate unanimous on Velis antisemitism amendment
In the News!
July 13, 2024
(MASSLIVE— Dave Canton) Saturday morning broke hot and muggy, not unlike the day 78 years ago when 25 men climbed...
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July 7, 2024
(MassLive- Jeannette DeForge) An amendment to a bill before lawmakers will order judges to keep repeat firearms laws offenders behind...
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June 26, 2024
(CBS BOSTON) - President Biden's decision to pardon LGBTQ+ servicemembers convicted for their sexual orientation is being celebrated by members of the...
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June 25, 2024
(REMINDER- Tina Lesniak) Roseanne “Rosie” Caracciolo, principal of Dean Technical High School in Holyoke and a resident of Agawam, has...
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June 24, 2024
(REMINDER - Trent Levakis)— State Sen. John Velis (D-Westfield) saw a successful amendment adopted to the expanded HERO Act that...
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June 13, 2024
(WesternMass News- Glenn Kittle) In developing news out of the State House in Boston, the State Senate passed the Hero...
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June 10, 2024
(WWLP- Olivia Ray) – A repeat offender amendment is possible as the State Senate is looking into a gun bill...
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June 5, 2024
(MASSLIVE- Jeanette DeForge) Doctors, social workers and legislators collectively agreed a $1.1 million grant to fight substance use disorder will...
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June 5, 2024
(Boston Globe- Sean Cotter) The killing of an Acton teenage girl last week by her stepfather, who was charged with raping her three...
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May 27, 2024
(Daily Hampshire Gazette- James Pentland) State senators this week unanimously approved an amendment sponsored by Westfield Sen. John Velis that...
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