In the News

Springfield, MA | By James Paleologopoulos, WAMC Northeast Public RadioFederal dollars are heading to Springfield, Massachusetts to support a center devoted to teaching and training students in...

Springfield, MA | By Dave Canton | dcanton@repub.comBy 2035 every vehicle sold in Massachusetts will be electrically powered, necessitating the creation of a whole new network of industries to...

Westfield, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comThe Springfield Water and Sewer Commission celebrated Wednesday the beginning of construction for its $298.2 million West Parish Water Treatment...

Springfield, MA | By Melinda Rose, UMass AmherstThe University of Massachusetts Amherst celebrated former UMass Trustee and Springfield Urban League President Henry M. Thomas III on Tuesday Oct. 15...

Adams, MA | By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshiresThere's been numerous plans for the Greylock Glen over the past half century — casinos and golf courses, condos and hotels, tramways and ski slopes. ...

Boston, MA | By Aprell May Munford | AMunford@repub.comSublime Systems, a manufacturer of low-carbon cement with plans to start building a plant in Holyoke in 2025, was hailed by federal and state...

Lee, MA | By Clarence Fanto, The Berkshire EagleThe town’s $36.7 million public safety complex and DPW project gained a $1 million boost from Congress on Wednesday.   U.S. Rep. Richard Neal,...

Springfield, MA | By Caleb Cook, Western Mass NewsThe U.S. Marine Corps and National Montford Point Marine Association awarded the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Corporal Joseph Anthony...

Springfield, MA | By James Paleologopoulos, WAMC Northeast Public RadioA community college in western Massachusetts has finished work on a new regional cybersecurity center. Officials gathered to...

Springfield, MA | By Staasi Heropoulos | Special to The RepublicanThe Springfield Museums today announced a partnership with the Office of Public Works of Ireland to showcase artifacts that...

Springfield, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comFirst Resource Development Co. is marking the completion – and full occupancy – of 96 apartments in the former Knox Automobile Co. factory...

Washington, D.C. | By John L. Micek | jmicek@masslive.comA coalition of the Bay State’s lawmakers on Capitol Hill have called on bankrupt Steward Health Care to look after some 1,200 workers set to...

Springfield, MA | By Jeanette DeForge | jdeforge@repub.comThe city will see more than 1,500 new trees planted, the Mason Square Library will soon have a more reliable, environmentally friendly...

North Adams, MA | By Sten Spinella, The Berkshire EagleThe new North Adams Regional Hospital won’t have to worry about money like the old one.   Berkshire Health Systems announced Thursday that...

West Springfield, MA | By James Paleologopoulos, WAMC Northeast Public RadioFunding for a superstructure solution to a longtime traffic headache in Hampden County, Massachusetts has been announced....

Dorchester, MA | By Amy Phillips, 22 NewsA plan to protect the New England Teamsters Pension Plan, the third largest Teamster pension fund in the nation, has been approved.   The Pension...

Springfield, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comNASA astronaut Stephanie D. Wilson and her crewmates completed this week 18 months of training ahead of the planned August launch to the...

Springfield, MA | By Jeanette DeForge | jdeforge@repub.comA small parcel of land off Liberty Street that was once targeted to be a gas station or small commercial plaza will instead be protected as...

Washington, D.C. | By Tara Copp, The Associated PressThree Massachusetts lawmakers are pressing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to ground the V-22 Osprey aircraft again until the military can fix the...

Springfield, MA | By Duncan MacLean, 22 NewsThe state Department of Transportation has approved a new five-year capital investment plan which includes another huge sum of money to advance the vision...