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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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Last month, Bloomberg reported MGM was looking to put the casino on the market, although the company did not comment on the rumors.
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The Northwestern District Attorney's office said Daniel J. Galvis was arraigned Monday in Greenfield District Court and pleaded not guilty.
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Deliberations on hundreds of amendments to the $57.9 billion Mass. House Ways and Means committee budget for fiscal 2025 are set to consume attention this week.
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Across New England, developers are looking for new ways to increase affordable housing inventory, and some are using a building method known as mass timber, to inflict less environmental damage.
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The new dispatch system allows for more efficient communication between Ludlow police and fire departments, and a quicker emergency response time.
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Dozens of Massachusetts school districts are being told, later than usual in the school budget process, more state funding is being put in the House budget due to a "data" issue that shows more low-income students in schools than initially counted.
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Following a high profile fatal stabbing in western Massachusetts, we checked in with domestic violence organizations about the current level of demand for their services, as well as issues of inequity in criminal justice outcomes and media attention for victims.
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For decades, every president of the Massachusetts state Senate has had their official portrait painted and hung in the State House. In the near future, that will include the last western Massachusetts lawmaker to lead the Senate, Stanley Rosenberg.
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There will be 25 new police officers joining the Springfield Police Department and most of the new officers will be women.
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Beyond Mobility is a Massachusetts Department of Transportation document the state and agencies will use for the next 25 years to build-out and maintain the transportation infrastructure in Massachusetts.