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There was little expectation of a normal UMass Amherst commencement ceremony this year.
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Amidst protests and the on-campus arrests that ensued after an encampment in solidarity with Palestine was set up on May 7, UMass Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes was met with some boos as he walked towards the stage at the start of the ceremony.
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'It's really pretty dehumanizing': Jobseekers discuss search process, online portals, discriminationAll week we've brought you stories of industries in Massachusetts — and western Mass, in particular — struggling to find qualified workers to fill open positions. But there are still plenty of people looking for work who haven't been able to land a job.
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MassHire Hampden County Workforce Board CEO Peter Farkas talks about the staffing situation in Holyoke and Springfield — and how a major grant could address the situation.
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Lawyers for Civil Rights from Boston has filed a complaint with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights on behalf of a student victim of racial harassment and a mock slave auction in the Southwick school district.
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The Center for Financial Literacy and Economic Prosperity at AIC will provide financial advice and literacy for residents in Springfield.
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Last year, Valley Bike Share's previous vendor went bankrupt, which kept the bikes off the streets.
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The Sheffield Historical Society unveiled a new headstone for Black Civil War soldier William D. Jones on Wednesday. His family members and about one hundred people from the town gathered to celebrate his military service.
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The campaigns for the initiative petitions now must press ahead and gather more signatures in order to qualify for the ballot.
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Emergency teaching licenses became available in Massachusetts in June 2020 to accommodate teacher candidates who could not complete their traditional training due to the pandemic, state officials said.
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About 3,500 Massachusetts borrowers who attended The Art Institutes are eligible for roughly $80 million in relief.
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The former Water Department superintendent in Southampton, Massachusetts, admitted to violating the state’s conflict of interest law after he accepted valuable gifts, including a free ski trip, from the companies that provide the town with its water meters.
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Legislators in the Massachusetts House passed a bill, among hundreds attached in amendments to the budget, aimed at disclosing the use of artificial intelligence in political messages.
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Forty tents set up on-campus Monday by University of Massachusetts Amherst students protesting the war in Gaza and the school's financial ties to Israeli companies have been taken down. Their protest continues.