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Arts Night Plus returns to downtown Amherst Thursday

AMHERST — Painters, photographers, fiber artists, writers and multimedia creatives will be among those participating in Arts Night Plus, which returns to downtown Amherst’s businesses and cultural spaces Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. After revitalizing Arts Night Plus in April, the Amherst Business Improvement District and Amherst Center Cultural District are staging the free […]

Pease, Duffy win reelection to Massachusetts House

State Reps. Kelly Pease, R-Westfield, and Patricia Duffy, D-Holyoke, cruised to reelection Tuesday. Pease, a Republican who has represented the 4th Hampden District since 2021, defeated Democrat Colby Hoffman, 62% to 38%, according to unofficial results from The Associated Press. The district includes Westfield and Southampton. Hoffman, of Westfield, has said he ran because he […]

Markey reelected, vows 'epic fight' for his progressive agenda

Celebrating his reelection after a cycle that called attention to his age and years in Congress, Democratic U.S. Sen. Ed Markey sought to infuse a sense of urgency in pursuing his progressive agenda over the next six years. “Our work is not done tonight. There is an epic fight before us,” Markey, who has said […]

With decisive win, Healey calls it a 'moment of hope and action'

Gov. Maura Healey won a second term Tuesday, defeating Republican Mike Minogue as Democrats rode a national wave and Massachusetts voters opted to keep the incumbent in office. The Associated Press called the race at 8:01 p.m., just one minute after polls closed, giving Healey an early victory on a night when Democrats made gains across the country. At a jubilant election night gathering at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, Healey celebrated alongside Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, thanking supporters and promising to make affordability a central focus of her second term. “I have an obligation, a responsibility, to get up […]

A national rebuke to Trump, Republicans

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, delivering a decisive rebuke of Republican governance in Washington and ushering in a new era of congressional resistance to President Donald Trump. Tuesday’s midterm elections laid bare voters’ deep frustrations over high prices, the Iran war and concerns over government corruption. Democrats routed their […]