HAMPDEN COUNTY

The Chicopee, Massachusetts, public schools are recovering from a ransomware attack on their computer systems.

A Massachusetts state representative said the closure of the only bank in Springfield's Mason Square neighborhood is unfair to its residents.

With Massachusetts state Senator Don Humason soon vacating his seat to become mayor of Westfield, two state representatives may run for the job.

The MGM Springfield casino reported a bump in gambling revenues in October.

The Westfield, Massachusetts, mayor’s race appears to be over.

If Massachusetts is going to invest in fixing the Boston-area MBTA transit agency, as it appears leading lawmakers intend to, then state officials also need to invest in an east-west rail connection, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal told business leaders in Boston. 

Michael McCabe says he plans to ask for a recount in the Westfield, Massachusetts, mayoral election after Tuesday's unofficial results put him 97 votes behind Don Humason — out of almost 10,000 total votes.

Greater Springfield, Massachusetts, tourism officials say a new three-on-three basketball tournament planned for next summer could attract major tourism dollars to the area.

With election day next Tuesday, the mayor's race in Pittsfield is proving to be the most expensive of a half-dozen contests across western Massachusetts.

Home sale prices across Massachusetts are up this year. And two of the counties with the biggest jump were in the western part of the state.

Voters in a half dozen communities in the four western counties of Massachusetts have some big decisions to make on November 5. Chicopee, Greenfield, North Adams, Pittsfield, Springfield and Westfield each have contested races for mayor.

A Springfield lawmaker left a meeting with Chinese rail officials last week concerned that the headquarters of CRRC MA, where most of the high-salaried executives work, is in eastern Massachusetts and not Springfield — where the new Red Line and Orange Line MBTA cars are being assembled. 

September was the second-worst full month for gambling revenue at the MGM Springfield casino, which saw a more than 26% drop from the same time last year.

A vintage B-17 plane will carry paying passengers in Westfield, Massachusetts, this weekend. That's despite the deadly crash last week of a similar aircraft at Connecticut's Bradley International Airport.

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A press release over campaign fundraising Thursday touched off a volley between Mayor Alex Morse of Holyoke, Massachusetts, and Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Richard Neal of Springfield. 

Springfield, Massachusetts, Police Commissioner Cheryl Clapprood said if officers currently facing criminal charges are acquitted, she'll try to bring them back on the job. 

An official with an organization that resettles refugees in New England said a recent cut in the number allowed to enter the country is misguided.

With less than a month before the election, a debate between Springfield, Massachusetts, Mayor Domenic Sarno and challenger Yolanda Cancel appears unlikely.

Some western Massachusetts mayors say they are pondering what an executive order from President Trump will mean for refugee resettlement in their communities. 

Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Richard Neal of Springfield said the House Ways and Means Committee is looking to interview a whistleblower who alleges "inappropriate attempts to influence" a tax audit of President Trump.