Advocates urge supplemental funding for Massachusetts SNAP caseworkers

Softball Roundup: Menace advance with win over Havoc in FCSL playoffs

The Menace defeated the Havoc, 17-1, in the Franklin County Softball League quarterfinals at Murphy Park on Wednesday night. The Menace scored scored 11 runs in the first inning. Sammi Suhl and Sofia Melnik both had a hit and an RBI for the Menace. Suhl also picked up the win in the circle with four […]

Deerfield and Greenfield boards of health discuss banning sale of kratom

The Greenfield and Deerfield boards of health are considering local measures to ban the sale of kratom products due to the substance's potential for addiction and its opioid-like effects.

Greenfield discussing gender affirmation ordinance

Greenfield city councilors are considering two new ordinances to protect the rights of transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals, and to require elected officials to review and attest to the accuracy of their property record cards.

Gill chosen for farmland protection pilot program

Gill has been selected to pilot a model for creating "Farmland Protection Plans" to help document and preserve farmland, with the goal of providing templates for protection plans statewide.

UMass Amherst lands $2.1M to expand life sciences research tools

The University of Massachusetts is receiving over $2.1 million in grants from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to acquire an advanced optical tweezers system and micro-patterning equipment, which will enable researchers to develop new drugs and technologies for a variety of diseases.