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The mural honoring Springfield, Massachusetts, native and Oscar winner Ruth Carter will be painted outside Rebecca Johnson school.
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Earlier this year, the Canadian company that serviced the bikes and provided the technology to run the system, notified the communities it was entering bankruptcy proceedings.
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Public schools in Holyoke, Massachusetts, entered state receivership in 2015 because of student underperformance.
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ValleyBike has been operating a bike-sharing program in eight communities including Chicopee, Holyoke, Springfield and South Hadley. It started in 2018.
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Downtown Springfield will soon have a grocery store with fresh produce and other staples. The "one of a kind" style Big Y market opens in June in Tower Square and the company is looking for employees.
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Spring in Massachusetts can mean many things — longer days, warmer weather, flowers in bloom. It also means budget season for communities across the state.
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A leader of the Holyoke Police Department has been suspended amid allegations that he sexually assaulted and harassed a subordinate. We speak with reporter Dusty Christensen, who is covering the story for The Shoestring.
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Friends and family of Miguel Estrella gathered Sunday in Persip Park in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to remember 22-year-old Miguel Estrella, who was fatally shot by a city police officer a year ago.
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Officials in Holyoke this week debated how best to move forward after an independent audit released last month found the police department poses a “substantial risk” to the city.
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Concerns rise over how Gov. Healey's administration will distribute funding throughout MassachusettsMassachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has not signaled very much about how she intends to spend her first state budget which is due by March 1. Municipal leaders have concerns.