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According to a survey by the auto club AAA Northeast, more than 900 million people flew last year. That’s less than one percent increase from 2024, but still a record.
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Funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which Immigration and Customs Enforcement falls under, ran out Saturday, causing a partial government shutdown. Springfield U.S. Rep. Richard Neal says Democrats have demands to try and reel in ICE.
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A recent study finds that 'shrinkflation' isn't as widespread as initially believed. But data shows food products are still getting smaller.
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The killing of Alex Pretti this weekend, a U.S. citizen at an immigration enforcement protest, has drawn calls for a probe from both sides of the aisle in Congress. The Trump Administration has maintained that the actions by federal authorities were justified.
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CRRC recently announced it would furlough more than 160 employees beginning in March at its Springfield facility. Delivery of crucial parts of rail cars to be built there has been held up due to a trade dispute with the federal government.
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey will deliver the annual State of the Commonwealth address on Thursday evening.
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Tina Packer, who in 1978, founded Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass., died over the weekend.
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Residents in western Massachusetts towns that surround the Quabbin Reservoir want better financial compensation and a bigger role in making decisions related to the water resource.
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According to new research from Harvard Medical School, the number of primary care providers leaving traditional practice and using a membership model has gone up by about 80 percent since 2018.
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Valley Medical Group says it’s entering a partnership with a Cambridge-based company to negotiate better insurance contracts and eventually offer better care. They hope to avoid becoming part of a large hospital system, as many primary care practices have done.