BOSTON — Amid widespread fear across the country over federal immigration law enforcement activities, legislation aimed at providing new protections for immigrants in Massachusetts got one step closer ...

What is striking about the Burlington ICE Field Office is its unremarkable appearance. Save for the two flagpoles, with the red, white, and blue American and Department of Homeland Security flags, the ...

BELCHERTOWN — In a rare local meeting of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s board of directors, town officials and state legislators gave impassioned pleas for fairness and equity regarding ...

Four more proposed ballot questions have officially cleared the necessary signatures to move forward on the path to the 2026 ballot, leaving two left to be processed, the state Elections Division ...

State Sen. Paul Mark and state Rep. Susannah Whipps joined in the Massachusetts Commission on the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution’s effort to place a commemorative copy of the Declaration ...

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Monica Samano, a person with disabilities from Easthampton, speaks about her experiences at "Meeting the Moment: A Community Conversation and Resource Fair" at the Northampton Senior Center on Tuesday ...

The advertisement that has run in the Recorder recently crediting “The Veteran” with giving us freedom of the press, speech, and to demonstrate, got me thinking about the analogy of the three-legged ...

ORANGE, MA – Bernal Freeman Powers Jr., passed away peacefully on June 27, 2026, at the home of his daughter, surrounded by his loving family, after a long illness. He was 94 years old. Born on ...

Heywood Healthcare CEO and President Rozanna Penney said she was proud to recognize “the important work our community health workers are doing by truly transforming the lives of the people who live in ...

Addie Harrington of Frontier checks her options against Athol on Thursday, June 18 in Turners Falls. Credit: ADAM HARGRAVES / Staff Photo Sign up for the Athol Daily News' morning newsletter and get ...

Shawn Palmer is publisher of the Athol Daily News. Prior to joining Newspapers of New England in 2021, Shawn held leadership positions at The (New London) Day, The (Danbury) News-Times, the (Meriden) ...