Legislature provides funds for Chicopee Boys and Girls Club construction, programs
DPH: Rural areas of Massachusetts see more opioid overdose rates
Happy 387th birthday to the National Guard!
Westfield’s new elementary school is rising, and so is its state reimbursement
A 100-year-old West Springfield fountain gets a makeover
Regional roadmap seeks to address youth mental health ‘crisis’
Hearing Shows Rifts Over Extent Of Gun Regulation Senator: Judge’s Answer On Gun Crime Question “Blew Me Away”
Western Mass. legislator wants Narcan in more Mass. schools
State senator who serves in National Guard sees family shelter crisis from 2 vantage points
Should Mass. change ‘right-to-shelter’ law? Lawmakers want to consider it
In the News!
December 19, 2023
(The Reminder- Lauren LeBel) — To assist with the construction of a new teen center and support programming, the state...
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December 18, 2023
(WWLP- Ellen Fleming) Since 2000, more than 25,000 people in the state have died from an opioid related overdose. The...
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December 13, 2023
WWLP- Ellen Fleming) A birthday celebration of sorts was held at the State House Wednesday. Memorial Hall was packed for...
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December 3, 2023
(Westfield News- Amy Porter) The new elementary school being built on Franklin Street is continuing to make good progress, as...
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December 1, 2023
(MassLive- Aprell Munford) — The town (West Springfield) is restoring a century-old fountain on the town common as part of...
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December 1, 2023
(Daily Hampshire Gazette- Maddie Fabien) In response to the youth mental health crisis, as many experts have called it, the...
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November 28, 2023
(SHNS- Sam Drysale ) Most lawmakers seem to agree that something needs to be done about so-called "ghost guns" that...
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November 22, 2023
(MassLive- Greta Jochem) — Opioid-overdose deaths hit a statewide peak last year. The crisis is widespread, and that includes affecting youth....
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November 17, 2023
(WBUR- Lisa Mullins and Lynn Jolicoeur) About 7,500 families remain in Massachusetts' state-run shelter system — more than 3,800 of...
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November 15, 2023
(MassLive- Luis Fieldman) Massachusetts lawmakers want to establish a commission to study the state’s unique “right-to-shelter” law as rapidly escalating demand over...
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