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By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — The town’s upcoming election will feature no contested races for the second consecutive year, however, three positions remain vacant.While nobody is going head to head in this year’s election, two three-year library trustee terms remain...

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTHAMPTON — The town will soon have around the clock paramedic service and police coverage after voters narrowly approved a $332,500 Proposition 2½ override at Tuesday’s municipal election.The approval, by a vote of 441-352, will give the town the...

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTHAMPTON — As one of the smaller municipalities in the region, the town relies on part-time employees to maintain police, fire and emergency medical services.However, in the last decade, Southampton’s call volume has nearly doubled and finding...

By Maddie Fabian

BELCHERTOWN — Monday’s town election will feature a contested race for the School Committee, as well as seven other uncontested positions for various boards and committees in town. Voting takes place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Belchertown High...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — Residents elected a new Select Board member and gave the green light to a capital override request during Saturday’s town election.In an uncontested race, voters elected Easthampton City Engineer Dan Murphy to a three-year Select Board...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Residents elected a new Deerfield Elementary School Committee member and reelected the rest of the ballot’s incumbents in Monday’s town election.In an uncontested race, voters elected Raina Kittilstved with 163 votes to a three-year School...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — With a longtime board member stepping down, residents will elect a new Select Board member in Saturday’s town election, as well as decide on whether to approve a capital override.Easthampton City Engineer Dan Murphy is throwing his hat in...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — While every race in the May 1 town election is uncontested, residents will have a chance to elect a new Deerfield School Committee member.With School Committee member Ken Cuddeback choosing not run for reelection after more than 30 years...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Residents will have a chance to decide who will finish a remaining two-year town clerk term at this year’s election following the resignation of current Town Clerk Amy Schrader, who was recently appointed treasurer/collector.Due to longtime...

SOUTH HADLEY — Know Your Town of South Hadley will host a candidates’ night Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Main Public Library.The town election is April 11. The following candidates for public office have agreed to appear:Andrea...

By TONY DOBROWOLSKI

PITTSFIELD — State Rep. Paul Mark received the Democratic Party nomination for state Senate on Tuesday, defeating primary opponent Huff Tyler Templeton III.Mark, who recently moved from Peru to Becket, defeated Templeton, of Williamstown, to represent...

By BERA DUNAU

Huff Templeton, a Williamstown resident with a passion for issues of social justice and a record of involvement in town politics, is running for the Democratic nomination for a four-county Senate district.“I’m running for state Senate to make a...

By BERA DUNAU

WORTHINGTON — Yvonne Gittelson, an educator who works for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as the corrections program specialist for the state, will be addressing the Town Democratic Committee’s Sundays with the Candidates series...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

NORTHAMPTON — As Democrats look to solidify their control of state government in November, most of the party’s candidates for governor and lieutenant governor made an appearance at a Northampton candidates forum Tuesday.Among the candidates for...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

SOUTH HADLEY — With town elections approaching on April 12, the only contested races in South Hadley are for two seats on the Municipal Light Board.When voters cast their ballots next month, they’ll be voting on 13 townwide seats: one on the Select...

By BERA DUNAU

WESTHAMPTON — Town Democrats will hold a party caucus Thursday, giving them a voice in the selection of candidates for governor and other statewide offices. However, eight other Hampshire County communities will not be sending caucus delegates to the...

By BRIAN STEELE

NORTHAMPTON — Every time that David Murphy faced a challenge to his tenure as Elector Under the Oliver Smith Will, his opponent received nine votes or less. That is, until Mary “Mimi” Odgers unseated Murphy in Tuesday’s city election with 3,278 votes...

On Tuesday, voters in Holyoke will make some important decisions when they head to the polls on Election Day. There is a robust and impressive field of candidates locked in 14 races for seats on the City Council and School Committee.But no elected...

By GWYNETH BURNS

BOSTON – Wealthy philanthropists from around the country are teaming up to carry the burden of financial support for Question 2, the Massachusetts ranked-choice voting ballot initiative, citing it as an important political reform.Amid growing...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — Candidates running for the U.S. House seat in the 1st Congressional District filed campaign finance reports on Wednesday, offering the last look at their fundraising and spending before the Sept. 1 Democratic primary election.The quarterly...