BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Massachusetts lawmakers sent a supplemental budget to the governor before their August break, including a proposed pay raise for court-appointed bar advocates.

The study from the UMass Amherst Donahue Institute said research funding helps to support more than 81,000 jobs and a total of over $16 billion in economic activity in Massachusetts.

The Berkshire Flyer transports passengers during the summer months on weekends between New York City and Pittsfield, via Albany. Bus service is now in place between Albany and Pittsfield due to a sinkhole.

Legislation filed by State Rep. Aaron Saunders aims to give other cities and towns a seat at the table

The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners said they have had to cut access to research databases without federal funding.

After a prospective deal to sell the long-vacant Calvin Theater in Northampton, Mass., evaporated, the city's license commission is offering up the building's liquor license.

"Cottage Street Studios: Past and Present" brings together artists who formed a community at a former mill building in downtown Easthampton before rents went up.

We discuss how a new state budget could aid local homeowners with crumbling foundations, relicensing hydropower facilities in Franklin County, talks of reinstating “happy hour” for Mass. restaurants and bars and more.

For the first time since 1985, parts of the Connecticut River near Hatfield and Holyoke will not have channel markers informing boaters of possible dangers.

The West Springfield-based non-profit operates the annual Big E fair on its grounds.