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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...
By CAITLIN ASHWORTH
EASTHAMPTON — Four newcomers and two incumbents were elected to the School Committee’s six seats on Tuesday.Incumbents Marissa L. Carrere and Cynthia L. Kwiecinski were elected for their second, two-year term and will be joined by newcomers Alexandra...
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
WASHINGTON — Two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are moving to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s job, putting forth new legislation that aims to ensure the integrity of current and future independent investigations.Republican Sen....
By AMANDA DRANE
NORTHAMPTON — A pool of four mayoral candidates dwindled to two on Monday, as two candidates did not submit the required number of signatures to the city clerk’s office by the deadline.Signatures submitted by incumbent Mayor David Narkewicz and...
The Legislature reached a reasonable compromise on the law regulating recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, and we urge Gov. Charlie Baker to sign the measure.The compromise bill approved by the Legislature this week leaves intact much of Question...
By LAUREL DEMKOVICH
NORTHAMPTON — Massachusetts needs a governor for the entire state, Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz said Tuesday, and Newton Mayor Setti Warren can be that person.“Don’t forget about western Massachusetts,” Narkewicz said. “One size doesn’t always...
We hope that the U.S. Supreme Court decision in an upcoming gerrymandering case comes down on the side of democracy.The Supreme Court this fall will take up the issue of political parties manipulating state voting maps to gain advantage in Congress...
By CAITLIN ASHWORTH
EASTHAMPTON — If you hear a knock on your front door, it might be Nicole M. LaChapelle.The attorney and 20-year Easthampton resident formally announced her candidacy for mayor on Tuesday in front of the Old Town Hall at 43 Main St. Over the next five...
By JOE GANNON
And now we begin to see the true cost of Trumpism, and the lingering cancer it will bequeath our body politic long after the man is gone.In fact, the quicker Trump departs — through self-implosion or impeachment — the faster the GOP will be able to...
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker took the right action in swiftly joining an alliance of political, academic and business leaders pledging to move the nation toward meeting the commitments made as part of the Paris Climate Agreement.The day after...
By DEB RIECHMANN and RUSS BYNUM
WASHINGTON — Russian hackers attacked at least one U.S. voting software supplier days before last year’s presidential election, according to a government intelligence report leaked Monday that suggests election-related hacking penetrated further into...
By CAITLIN ASHWORTH
WESTHAMPTON — In small-town politics, winning an election by five votes isn’t that uncommon — but usually, a winner with that small a margin isn’t running unopposed.By just five votes, incumbent Philip Dowling was elected Saturday to serve another...
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