Healey seeks $100M more for schools, days after signing budget

A Look Back, July 20

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Columnist Sara Weinberger: A building overflowing with pain and heartbreak

What is striking about the Burlington ICE Field Office is its unremarkable appearance. Save for the two flagpoles, with the red, white, and blue American and Department of Homeland Security flags, the two-story building could be mistaken for just another blah office building, in a sea of corporate buildings and parking garages bordering the expansive […]

Beginning, Again: After the fire, a life rebuilt

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a four-part series, “Beginning, Again” about people who moved to this area during their retirement years. Today’s piece is about Kate Hale, now of Easthampton, who lost her California home to wildfire in October 2017. The third and fourth installments will run on the following two Mondays, July 27 […]

Easthampton High School librarian seeks leave over library's future

EASTHAMPTON — An Easthampton High School librarian has requested a one-year leave of absence to draw attention to a sharp decline in library use, saying the space has become more of a hub for students to socialize and use cellphones than to read. “The high school library is no longer a place where kids come […]

Exhibit 'A' Brewing taps into Williamsburg's 1812 tavern

WILLIAMSBURG — The Secret’s Out: Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing has officially opened its Williamsburg location after a two-year wait — and the community is already feeling the buzz. On Thursday afternoon, the brewery’s first official day in business after a soft opening period, bar manager Erin Johnson adjusted the playlist to better fit the early evening […]