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By THE REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN

In recent weeks, I have asked friends and colleagues how they are feeling — probing beyond the perfunctory “fine” that people say when you connect momentarily in the grocery store. The list of feelings people have shared often include “angry.” Other emotions people commonly report are: scared, anxious, discouraged, motivated, stunned, and restless.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

SPRINGFIELD — Bishop William Byrne was just as caught off-guard as everyone else Thursday when white smoke marked the election of Pope Leo XIV, who will reign as the next pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

SPRINGFIELD — A Belchertown man was found guilty of one murder and cleared of another after a lengthy trial stemming from a gun battle that took place in Springfield in 2021.

By BARBARA A. ROUILLARD

If my mother were still alive, she would tell me to just get out of bed and the emphasis would be on the word just. With her, I was never afforded the luxury of wallowing in anything. To her, it should be easy for me to “just get up and start the day.”

By THE REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN

OK, boomer.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

SPRINGFIELD — Bishop William Byrne not only introduced the Diocese of Springfield’s new executive director for its Catholic Charities Agency this week but also laid out the evolution that the agency will see now that protection of immigrants is no longer part of its agenda in the wake of federal cuts.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

SPRINGFIELD — Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell issued a stark warning that the country risked moving toward a situation of “authoritarianism versus democracy” under U.S. President Donald Trump, calling on her fellow lawyers to fight against the administration and to protect constitutional rights.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

SPRINGFIELD — As she stood among more than 100 people gathered outside the offices of U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren in downtown Springfield on Thursday, Kathy Laprade said she’s got her “fingers crossed” that the Trump administration won’t gut Social Security.

By CAROLYN BROWN

Chris Haynes, longtime accordionist for the Young@Heart Chorus and associate professor emeritus of music at Springfield College, died on Wednesday, March 12.

By BARBARA A. ROUILLARD

By DR. JULIA FISCHER

By THE REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN

I am a DEI professional.

By DOMENIC POLI

SPRINGFIELD — A U.S. Marine veteran pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing benefit payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs and submitting a false Purple Heart application to the Marine Corps through his congressional representative.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Veteran Michael Slater left the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday night feeling like he witnessed the taping of an episode of “The Jerry Springer Show” — a long-running tabloid talk show known for its sensationalistic topics — rather than a presidential address.

By ALEXA LEWIS

Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed state budget cuts to the Department of Mental Health are raising concerns on behalf of some of the Pioneer Valley’s most vulnerable populations.

By GARRETT COTE

WESTFIELD — It wasn’t a secret that the No. 2 Northampton girls basketball team would have its hands full against top-seeded Springfield Central in Saturday’s PVIAC Class A final. The Blue Devils had lost 10 straight to the Golden Eagles coming in, including a pair of decisive defeats already this winter.

By THE REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN

On Feb. 8, I was asked to speak at a rally in front of City Hall in Northampton intended to energize our common resistance to the multiple horrors being unleashed by Donald Trump and the oligarchs who surround him. After I spoke, several people suggested that my speech should be published because it had been helpful to them. My thanks to those who sought me out to say: Share your message.

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — Nothing could knock down Claudia Quintero on the day she received her green card and work permit at 17 years old — she was too elated to notice anything else.

The local theater company Valley Players will present a production of the play “Love Letters” on Feb. 7, 8, 14 and 15, each at 7:30 p.m., at Black Birch Vineyard in Hatfield.

By THE REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN

Maybe you made some New Year’s resolutions a few weeks ago. Maybe you have adhered to them faithfully. Or maybe they are getting a bit frayed at the edges, modified, or abandoned.

By BARBARA A. ROUILLARD