By Matt Price, Tyler Beraldi, Photojournalist: Andrew Evans and Photojournalist: Benjamin Jackson
Western Mass News spoke with Shay Negron, the attorney who represented UMass students who’d faced disciplinary action for a protest that took place in October.
By Raegan Loughrey, Photojournalist: Robert Jewell and Tyler Beraldi
A petition to stop a timber logging project at a park in Granby is gaining attention. Western Mass News got answers after speaking with concerned residents.
By Raegan Loughrey, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: Robert Jewell
The countdown to commencement is underway and with UMass graduates preparing to take the stage next weekend, we wanted to check in on the Route 9 construction that is currently causing traffic backups.
By Wesley Days, Photojournalist: Andrew Evans and Ryan Trowbridge
Pro-Palestinian protestors are back with another encampment on the UMass Amherst campus as part of a renewed effort for the university to divest from military companies tied to the school and the Israel-Hamas war.
By Wesley Days, Photojournalist: Andrew Evans and Ryan Trowbridge
Southwick’s next school committee meeting, where they’re expected to tackle the topic of addressing hate in the school district, is scheduled for Tuesday.
By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Anthony Garuti and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
The Westfield Public School Committee meeting on Monday night to vote on the budget for the next school year, which would include the closing of the district’s virtual school.
By Amanda Callahan, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
By the year 2038 Massachusetts will receive at least $1 billion as part of the Attorney General’s settlement with opioid distributors across the country to hold the corporations accountable for getting people hooked on dangerous drugs.
Three months before Tom Brady gets roasted by critics as Fox Sports' top NFL analyst, he took his share of barbs from comedians, former teammates and his longtime coach Sunday night during a made-for-streaming comedy live event on Netflix
By Wesley Days, Photojournalist: Anthony Garuti and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
A big day in Wilbraham for our four-legged friends, the second annual Jack Rome Memorial 5K/10K. Western Mass News was a proud sponsor of the event that supports the foundation for TJO Animals, our station charity.
By Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Benjamin Jackson and Tyler Beraldi
Sunday is the big day! Walkers and runners will lace up their sneakers and head to Wilbraham’s Fountain Park for the second annual Jack Rome Memorial Walk/Run.
By Morgan Briggs, Photojournalist: Anthony Garuti and Tyler Beraldi
The Western Massachusetts Black Nurses Association celebrated their 30th anniversary on Saturday with a special theme, “Celebrating Nursing Leadership.”
By Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Benjamin Jackson and Tyler Beraldi
In new developments to a racial bullying scandal we’ve been following involving an alleged mock “slave auction” of students of the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District and the Southwick Regional School.
By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Benjamin Jackson and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
With Cinco de Mayo coming up this weekend, local restaurants are getting started with the now-permanent cocktails-to-go initiative here in the bay state.
The candidates for the Springfield school superintendent are in the interview stage with the goal of making a final choice by the end of the month. We wanted to gain more insight on selecting a school district’s next leader.
By Raegan Loughrey, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
A change at the top is coming for the Holyoke Police Department, as longtime chief Dave Pratt announces his retirement. This gives the city a chance to build on crimefighting initiatives being implemented in the wake of the shooting death of a baby and other violent acts.