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In Pittsfield, City Council President Peter Marchetti will become the new mayor, taking over for the outgoing Linda Tyer. He defeated John Krol in the contentious 2023 election.
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'Step aside and enjoy what I have left in life here': Sapelli leaves office after long run in AgawamOutgoing Agawam Mayor Bill Sapelli has spent more than 40 years working for Agawam as an educator, school superintendent, and finally, chief executive.
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Some fifth graders at Milton Bradley Elementary in Springfield, Massachusetts, put their computer science skills to the test by bringing to life mythological creatures they learned about in class. The students spent three months researching a creature and used block coding to make their designs move.
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About 150 students from the Springfield Renaissance School recently took a brief morning walk through the city to a post office, participating in an annual national event known as the "college march."
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For the first time in decades, the city of Greenfield has a menorah on its town common to commemorate the eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, which began Thursday.
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Mass. lawmakers were unable to muster a quorum for the third straight day. Efforts to advance a $3.1 billion supplemental budget bill will begin again Monday.
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The bike-sharing program didn't operate this past year because Bewegen, the Canadian company that ran it, entered bankruptcy proceedings.
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Voters on Tuesday will decide between incumbent Mayor Roxann Wedegartner and City Councilor Virginia “Ginny” DeSorgher.
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Chicopee Mayor John Vieau is being challenged by City Councilor Delmarina López in the mayoral race. Vieu is running for a third two-year term. López is the first woman of color on the council and said she wants to see Chicopee’s diversity reflected in its leadership.
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Four candidates are on the preliminary ballot, with the top two advancing to the November general election.