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Flyers advertising services, concerts and lost pets have long been part of urban culture. That's despite ordinances banning them. In Northampton, Massachusetts, a tension has been brewing in the last few months around its no-posting ordinance established in the 1970s. There's a movement to change it.

Officials announced a new governance structure in eight Springfield Public schools in western Mass. The district's Innovation School Zone is an evolution of the district's Empowerment Zone they said, established a decade ago to turn around failing schools.

The federal holiday of Juneteenth on Friday brought a small crowd to the steps of city hall in Springfield, Massachusetts, for an annual commemoration and flag raising.

Swan fought for civil rights in Springfield, championed desegregation in the school system and pushed for reform in the police department.

Former Holyoke, Mass., City Councilor David Bartley is facing charges he was in violation of the state's conflict of interest law between 2023 and 2025, according to the Massachusetts Ethics Commission.

In a 7 to 4 vote Springfield City Councilors stood by Tracye Whitfield and rejected a vote of no confidence.

Chicopee is now the first school district in the state to have cameras installed on their school buses to ensure drivers adhere to the stop signs attached to the vehicles. officials said.

Today on The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, we provide local perspective of the dramatic capture of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro, debates surrounding a proposed solar power plant in Southampton, sworn-in local municipal administrations and much more.

The city of Springfield will pay close to $15 million in settlements after two students in the school system reported their teacher harassed and sexually assaulted them.

Two apartment fires in Holyoke, Mass., in two days have displaced dozens of residents, according to city officials.