WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

Supporters of renovating and reopening the Art Deco era Victory Theater in Holyoke, Massachusetts, say it has the capacity to be for the Pioneer Valley what Tanglewood is to the Berkshires.

Springfield residents Justin Hurst and David Ciampi have kicked off their campaigns for Springfield mayor, while current mayor Domenic Sarno has yet to formally announce his candidacy.

When the singer songwriter Andrew Bird heard from a friend that Emily Dickinson poems could be sung of the tune of "The Yellow Rose of Texas," he said he had to find out for himself. The experiment resulted in Bird composing new music for Dickinson’s "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain," inviting Phoebe Bridgers to sing along.

Harvard University museums recently completed the legal repatriation process for the remains of 313 Native people from eastern Massachusetts.

Experts found that problems that existed before COVID-19 were only exacerbated by the pandemic.

On a visit to Springfield to meet with city officials, Bill Hornbuckle said the resort employed 1,440 employees, with 279 job openings.

Among the challenges for the Paulo Friere Social Justice Charter School was an inability to keep enough students enrolled to be financially viable.

Two Springfield police officers convicted of an off-duty assault remain on the job after the Springfield Police did not overturn their respective reinstatements.

The embattled police chief of Greenfield, Massachusetts, said he's cutting his department's overnight shift.

Ann Hamilton, who led the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce for 32 years, died Monday after a 7-year battle with ALS just 10 days before her 83rd birthday.