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What to know about the Orange Line service suspensions planned through June 6
Orange Line stations will be impacted by the "Track Improvement Program" over the next several weeks. More construction is hitting the MBTA this spring as it attempts to improve the system’s speed and reliability. The Orange Line in particular will be facing various closures starting this Friday and lasting until June 6.
Real Pickles of Greenfield makes its mark with Good Food Award
GREENFIELD — Famed sports writer Grantland Rice once wrote, it’s not “that you won or lost — but how you played the game.”. The same might be said of Real Pickles in Greenfield: It has earned a nationally recognized Good Food Award for its Organic Sauerkraut not just because it’s sumptuous, but also for the environmentally and socially responsible way the company does business.
Summer Guide 2024: Drink in fresh air with beers at beer gardens, patios
For some folks, there is nothing quite like a refreshing beer in the warmer months. And for many of those people, the delight is even more amplified by quaffing their favorite beverage outdoors. Luckily for Western Massachusetts beer fans, the area has no shortage of al fresco drinking places. While...
UMass chancellor says he had few options beyond calling in police after demonstrators violated policies
AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts chancellor told the Faculty Senate that calling in police to break up an encampment and arrest 134 pro-Palestinian demonstrators May 7 was a last resort after the group failed to follow campus policies. The Faculty Senate met Tuesday to discuss last week’s demonstration...
Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll making stops around Western Mass
BOSTON, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - It’s expected to be a pretty jam-packed day for Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll on Thursday as she prepares to make three stops around Western Mass. First, she will visit the Hilltown Community Development Coalition in Chesterfield to announce annual awards through the Community Investment Tax...
Here are the 5 WMass cities that received federal funding for housing
SPRINGFIELD — Recent federal funding will assist 38 cities across the Massachusetts address key local housing needs. Springfield, Chicopee, Holyoke, Northampton and Westfield were the five Western Massachusetts cities that were awarded millions of dollars in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Totally, Massachusetts received...
Nurse aid shortage in Massachusetts compounded by English-only state exam
One of the most critical health care jobs and lowest paid is the nursing assistant, which is also called a nurse aid or a home health aid. In western Massachusetts and elsewhere, there’s a chronic shortage despite efforts to provide training and bump up the pay. Many immigrants with...
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