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Berkshire Health Systems says — pending approval from regulators — it plans to reopen its North Adams hospital for inpatient care. On just a few days' notice, the facility closed in 2014 after a former operator, Northern Berkshire Healthcare, encountered financial problems.

Less than two weeks after Election Day, Joshua Garcia was sworn in as mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts. He’ll finish out the term of former Mayor Alex…

For the first time in a decade, residents of Holyoke, Massachusetts, will pick a new mayor this Election Day. The race is between former business owner…

How did the pandemic change crime and punishment for Connecticut youth?

Hampden County continues to have the highest daily rate of COVID-19 infections of any county in Massachusetts. However new state figures show modest…

Updated 9:30 a.m.State Auditor Suzanne Bump is calling for increased funding for western Massachusetts communities. She made her case in a report she…

The Big E fair in West Springfield, Massachusetts, drew nearly 1.5 million visitors during its 17-day run, despite the pandemic. The event wrapped up…

Over the summer, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker's administration was urging residents to get vaccinated. Then came a vaccine mandate for state…

The city of Worcester is launching a program to use social influencers to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates among the city's youth.The two age groups in…

While the numbers of COVID-19 patients are creeping up, western Massachusetts hospitals have not yet had to limit elective care.As of this week, the state…