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NORTHAMPTON — A Monday rally outside the VA medical center in Leeds drew veterans, nurses, elected officials and concerned activists to demand that the federal government reject a recommendation that the facility shut down.The 2 p.m. rally organized...

NORTHAMPTON — The man charged with committing Hampshire County’s only murder of 2021 pleaded not guilty to two felony indictments in Hampshire Superior Court on Tuesday.Steven J. Malloy, 32, is accused of shooting Joseph Filio of Pittsfield in the...

NORTHAMPTON — Yvonne Gittelson believes that educational programs are the “golden ticket” to keep former inmates from reoffending and she hopes to bring that focus to the Northampton jail as the next sheriff of Hampshire County.“I have plans for...

NORTHAMPTON — Masks will be optional for most students, faculty, staff and visitors at Northampton public schools starting Monday.The School Committee voted 7-3 Thursday night to lift the districtwide mask mandate, a reversal of last week’s vote to...

NORTHAMPTON — Last week, Albert F. Cadette renewed his driver’s license. About a year ago, he ended his half-century subscription to National Geographic magazine because he now finds the print is too small to read. After turning 100 on Friday,...

NORTHAMPTON — Parents and public school students protested on the steps of City Hall on Wednesday morning to demand an immediate end to the mask mandate in city schools, citing a continuous downward trend in COVID-19 transmission rates and concerns...

NORTHAMPTON — Northampton Public Schools Superintendent John Provost plans to hire an independent investigator to review complaints surrounding the high school’s honors math program, which has come under scrutiny from many students and parents in...

NORTHAMPTON — More than 50 people gathered in Pulaski Park on Monday for a noontime protest against Title 42, part of an international day of demonstrations decrying the U.S. immigration policy that allows for the expulsion of asylum seekers from the...

Data on rule violations and crime sheds additional light on the experience of riding CTA buses and trains as residents have returned to offices and outings.

This weeks batch also includes letters on COVID-19.