Economy
One private equity-backed firm recently bought more than 10% of funeral homes in western Mass, where corporate consolidators now own a quarter of mortuaries...
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Investigations
A network of hundreds of cameras, accessible to police at any time for any reason, is concentrated in the city's poorest areas.
Investigations
Militant groups have targeted local Palestine-solidarity activists — part of what they say is an intimidation campaign to silence them.
Education
"These revocations are troubling on several levels," UMass Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes said in an email to the campus Friday night.
Education
UMass Amherst is on a list of schools the Trump administration has warned of “potential enforcement actions” and UMass Chan Medical School is already...
Education
Ten months after police mass-arrested pro-Palestine protesters at UMass Amherst, prosecutors have dropped or reduced cases against nearly all of them. But state police...
Community
The arrival of 21 new F-35 jets was announced last month. The war planes will soon bring much more noise to the region's skies.
Environment
A fleet of F-35As, the military's newest fighter jet, could be flying out of Barnes Airport next year, at a higher volume and frequency...
News
By Jonathan Gerhardson A recent report from the state’s Department of Public Health has named Holyoke, Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield and Pittsfield as among the...
Investigations
Missing meeting minutes calls into question the committee’s compliance with Open Meeting Law By Jonathan Gerhardson NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Public School Committee currently...
News
Despite months of debate, the issue of who should decide COVID policy remains tenuous and unresolved By Jonathan Gerhardson NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton School...
Labor
Court finds unionizer’s activities to be harassment towards former supervisor By Jonathan Gerhardson WEST SPRINGFIELD — Dan Arlin had been a driver for UPS...