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Sam Fleming, whose nonprofit organization 100 Gardens inspired the project, checks out the roots growing in the nutrient rich water.  PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire...

Sam Fleming, whose nonprofit organization 100 Gardens inspired the project, checks out the roots growing in the nutrient rich water.  PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire...

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — State Sen. Adam Hinds confirmed reports he was running for lieutenant governor on Wednesday morning.   The three-term senator made his announcement on the...

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — State Sen. Adam Hinds believes that the commonwealth needs visionary leadership to take on some of its biggest issues and bring the state together.   On a...

First Republican Enters Massachusetts Governor’s Race Former Massachusetts state Rep. Geoff Diehl (R) on July 4 announced his bid for Massachusetts governor, becoming the first major Republican candidate to enter the race. “Geoff Diehl is a former State Representative from Whitman whose hard work on behalf of Massachusetts taxpayers has saved residents across the state from having to pay billions of dollars in new taxes,” Diehl’s campaign website said. “He is also a small business own...

State Attorney General Maura Healey is raking in fundraising dollars and showing no signs of slowing down as her campaign continues to size up her chances for a gubernatorial run.

The primary election is still more than a year away, but it appears as though Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is in control of her own fate at this point. Healey is proving to be a fundraising machine as she ponders a bid for the Democrat gubernatorial nomination. Benjamin Downing, Scott Donohue, and Orlando Silva have declared their intent to seek the Democrat nomination. Danielle Allen and Scott Khourie have formed exploratory committees. State Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz says she is...

Republicans, Democrats out-fundraise ‘anemic’ Charlie Baker in race for governor Erin Tiernan © Provided by Boston Herald Chelsea, MA - 4/1/2021: Governor Charlie Baker addresses the media during a press conference at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center vaccine clinic at La Colaborativa in Chelsea, MA on April 01, 2021. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic POOL PHOTO With the books closed on fundraising in the first quarter of 2021, Gov. Char...

Benjamin Downing, the former state senator, raised $100,000 in his first week since launching his campaign for governor last Monday.

STATEHOUSE ROUNDUP: Riding shotgun Recap and analysis of the week in state government Kids, grandkids, neighbors. Strangers online. Suddenly everyone this week was craving a little quality time with the older and wiser among us, looking to get out of the house and go for a drive ... maybe to Gillette Stadium, or the Eastfield Mall. The sudden popularity of the so-called Silent Generation had to do with Gov. Charlie Bakers new policy on vaccinating the 75-and-older cohort. Beginning Thursday, Ba...