REGIONAL NEWS

NEPM's Media Lab Summer Cohort has been busy with new projects. Last week they conducted on camera interviews with local youth book authors.

The Healey administration has distributed millions of dollars to Mass. schools in an attempt to beef up early literacy

The renowned dance festival in Berkshire County was cancelled this week after a production manager was killed in what has been termed a "workplace accident" by investigators.

La concejal de la ciudad de Springfield, María Pérez, alega que fue despedida del New North Citizens Council por razones políticas.

Springfield City Councilor Maria Perez alleges that she was terminated from New North Citizens Council for political reasons.

The town of Montague hired historical investigators to fill in details of the "Falls Fight," where 250 Native people were killed more than 350 years ago. The study was funded by the National Park Service.

Massachusetts lawmakers sent a supplemental budget to the governor before their August break, including a proposed pay raise for court-appointed bar advocates.

Elected members of the Holyoke School Committee were only advisors to the state for a decade, when the district was under state receivership. As of July 2025, they are once again the decision makers on matters impacting the district.

The study from the UMass Amherst Donahue Institute said research funding helps to support more than 81,000 jobs and a total of over $16 billion in economic activity in Massachusetts.

The heat wave of the past three days is projected to end Thursday morning.