SPRINGFIELD — Several hours before the clock struck midnight on Dewey’s Jazz Lounge on 232 Worthington St., the License Commission elected to give the owner of the restaurant bar and lounge three months to come back with a status update on the now dormant liquor license.
SPRINGFIELD — The decision for a private developer to lease the future Springfield Regional Justice Center to the state has already been made, but city councilors and the public want to make sure their voices are still heard on the matter.
WESTFIELD — Over 100 area residents showed up for a May Day protest at Park Square Green, holding signs that read “Defend Democracy,” “Hands off Libraries, Unions, Schools” and “Resist.”
HOLYOKE — After 10 years, the end of state receivership is just a few months away with Holyoke Public Schools’ chronically underperforming designation set to end on July 1.
LONGMEADOW — Dressed in a lab coat and sporting wild white hair, Canadian arborist and educator “Professor Elwood Pricklethorn” entertained fourth graders at Blueberry Hill School while helping them grow their knowledge and love of trees.
A new report from the Anti-Defamation League shows that Massachusetts recorded 438 antisemitic incidents in 2024, the fifth most in the United States and the most in New England by far.