CITIES

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.

By law, after a snow storm, sidewalks and curb cuts need to be cleared within a period of time. Some towns have special sidewalk plows for areas around schools and public buildings, but it's generally not the job of cities or towns. The responsibility belongs to abutting residents and business owners.

Voters will decide whether Holyoke's treasurer should continue to be elected, or be appointed by the City Council, chosen from a pool of qualified applicants.

The western Massachusetts architect who redeveloped one of Holyoke's oldest and largest mills has died.

Tony Hendrix, now 59, said she joined the U.S. Army when she was 17 and stayed in the service almost a decade. In that time she said, she experienced some of the best and hardest lessons of her life.