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The ruling is likely to have implications for other communities, like Easthampton, that are considering similar measures.
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Politics
The measure has pitted gun clubs and manufacturers against teachers' unions and others in favor of stronger regulations.
Labor
Committee for Public Counsel Services employees say they can better help guarantee the public’s Sixth Amendment right to legal representation if allowed to collectively...
Housing
The ballot initiative would allow single-family homes to be built on residential lots as small as 5,000 square feet. Developers and some progressive groups...
Economy
The Five Colleges’ tax-exempt property holdings can be a sore spot when municipal budget season rolls around. Some residents and officials think the time...
Politics
Incumbency topped fundraising and political alignment as the best predictor of success for local Democrats on Tuesday, despite a leftward swing seen elsewhere in...
Politics
Educator Jeromie Whalen is hoping his ground game and progressive message will resonate enough to take on Richard Neal’s decades of experience and corporate...
Politics
Greenfield City Council President Lora Wondolowski and Corinne Coryat, an aide to former Rep. Natalie Blais, will face off in Tuesday’s primary election.
Politics
Voters will decide in the Sept. 1 primary whether they'll opt for Lachenmeyer's progressive vision or stick with Puppolo's decades of experience.
Politics
Tara Jacobs, a progressive who has made her mark on the Governor's Council over the last four years, faces a rematch from Michael Fenton,...
Investigations
Despite much initial fanfare, residents have been told that there are no formal plans for the project. But the city’s been busy, and some...
Community
With city politics increasingly fraught, critics say the hub — a new nonprofit that won’t name its financial backers — isn’t giving residents the...