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Today on The Rundown, panelists breakdown Tuesday’s elections throughout western Massachusetts, which largely favored incumbents in contested races.

Western Mass voters head to the polls Nov. 4 as mayoral races heat up in Easthampton, Northampton, Westfield, West Springfield, and North Adams. We break down the contenders.

After what might feel like a fleeting summer break, most Massachusetts schools start the new year this week. In Holyoke, Mass., students started Monday and after a decade of state receivership, decisions about the district are once again back in the hands of school committee members.

Elected members of the Holyoke School Committee were only advisors to the state for a decade, when the district was under state receivership. As of July 2025, they are once again the decision makers on matters impacting the district.

Western Massachusetts and other parts of the region have been stuck in a hot, humid weather pattern over the last week, which has produced some heavy thunderstorms.

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.

The former city council president is looking ahead at his plans for the next three months on the job.

Following cuts to the U.S. Department of Education, Massachusetts lawmakers take testimony from state education officials as FY26 budget-making resumes, following a week off.

Members of the Belchertown, Mass., select board narrowly agreed Monday night to put a property tax override question on the annual town meeting ballot. If it passes, additional revenue could address a $2.1 million funding gap in next year's school budget.

A city councilor in Northampton, Mass., who was recently reprimanded or "censured" by fellow councilors said she was taking care of her constituents.