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A new true-crime podcast called Up Against the Mob features Springfield's notorious mobsters who surrounded Adolfo "Big Al" Bruno, as well as the voices of prosecutors, cops, journalists and others who were involved after Bruno was killed.

The president of the Greater Springfield NAACP, Talbert Swan II, was surprised to receive a letter this month from lawyers representing former NFL quarterback Brett Favre. Favre has been at the center of a multi-million dollar welfare fraud case in Mississippi.

A fan of a popular 1960s TV sitcom reflects on the dangerous irony he now realizes was stitched into one of his favorite childhood shows.

Vermont writer Archer Mayor wears many hats. After finishing more than 40 mysteries set in the Brattleboro area, Mayor says he will pause his writing to perform more death investigating for the State of Vermont. His forthcoming book, "Fall Guy" is due out in late September.

A popular TV show about the life of Jesus has some important lessons for us as we witness a rise in anti-semitism, says an Episcopal priest.

The Berkshire District Attorney's office hired a media relations firm in 2019, along with management consultants and coaches in 2019 and 2021. The funding came from the office's state budget.

Matt Abramovitz arrives at New England Public Media almost three years after a merger that brought Springfield's public radio station into a partnership with GBH.

Garry Brown, a sports reporter and columnist for newspapers in Springfield for more than seven decades, has died at age 90.He died Monday, according to The Republican newspaper.

Interpretations of the life of Amherst poet Emily Dickinson continue, even as Apple TV's show comes to an end.

The Daily Hampshire Gazette in Northampton has its first contract since workers unionized in 2018.