SPRINGFIELD — Springfield City Councilor Sean Curran has introduced an ordinance to ban the sale of kratom, a drug derived from the leaf of the Mitragyna speciosa evergreen plant, and its synthetic counterpart, 7-OH.
SPRINGFIELD — In an effort to cut costs, the largest employer in Western Massachusetts, Baystate Health, has announced that it is offering severance packages to some of its 1,300 employees who opt for “voluntary separation.”
SPRINGFIELD — The ribbon was cut on Square One’s new $15.1 million early childhood education facility at 186 William St. in Springfield.
EAST LONGMEADOW — East Longmeadow residents may be in for some sticker shock on Jan. 1, 2026.
EASTHAMPTON — Author Joe O’Brien said he “fell into” writing crime fiction, appreciating the genre as a conduit for “page turners” with momentum.