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Four challengers, including three with strong political networks, have created what could be incumbent Domenic Sarno’s toughest race since he unseated Mayor Charlie Ryan 16 years ago.

Focus Springfield praised for its efforts during the public health emergency

WGBY-Channel 57 couldn’t future-proof itself, but its staff has reason to be proud of five decades of public service.

Two weeks before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I used Google to learn what was happening in Northampton. I wondered if the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day program would be in-person this year. Although I’ve largely avoided large audiences, fearing...

Please consider the following election notes from this ink-stained wretch: I’m very pleased I don’t live in the Boston media market for a variety of reasons.

Tara Jacobs and John Comerford are facing off to represent western Massachusetts, including the Berkshires, on the Governors Council. The two met in a televised debate in Springfield on Monday.

The role is being vacated by State Sen. Eric Lesser, D-Longmeadow, who is running for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts.

First time a special election is filling a vacancy on the Springfield City Council

First Symphony Hall performance since March 2020

Springfield Symphony Orchestra unveils streaming chamber music series Updated 5:26 AM; Facebook Share In their tireless effort to keep the music playing, the Springfield Symphony Orchestra has announced its Virtual Spring Chamber Concert Series for On Demand Streaming. The three-concert series will begin on Saturday, April 10, with successive concerts on April 24 and May 8, all at 5 p.m. The programs will remain streaming through May 21. Each of the three 45 to 50-minute concerts consists of m...