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NORTHAMPTON — Even many in Donald Trump’s circle are unsure whether the president-elect intends to follow through on his often expansive, and some would say, hyperbolic rhetoric — the kind of exaggerated speech that heralded a “big, beautiful wall”...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at 100 years old, has often been labeled different among his presidential peers in that his legacy is tied not so much to his politics, but his heart.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

WASHINGTON — The recent roller coaster ride over a down-to-the-wire congressional spending bill ended on a high note for U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, who expressed victory that some $220 million in federal money will soon be in the hands of New England...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

WASHINGTON — In the past month, President Joe Biden went against his word by pardoning his son Hunter before announcing that he would be pardoning a list of 39 others, and granting clemency to nearly 1,500 people.But lawyer Steven Donziger wasn’t on...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

A week after warm weather led to warnings of fire danger statewide, homeowners are starting to turn their thermostats up as temperatures drop.But for many, the extra expense to heat their homes is a tough ask. That’s why state and local agencies are...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — One of the banners advertising the work of the Alliance for Digital Equity depicts a web of vital life activities linked to a center point labeled “the internet.” The idea is to highlight the importance of making the internet accessible...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — Driving down Interstate 91, said U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, “you see the phoenix rising from the ashes,” referring to a long-awaited new home for area veterans that’s been under construction for the last 451 days.Neal admired the progress being...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — Regional human service agencies Pathlight and ServiceNet are merging in a move that leaders say will enable Pathlight’s programming to continue and allow ServiceNet to expand resources it already offers.The organizations’ leaders and...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

Psychedelics enter the spotlight across Massachusetts on Election Day, as voters are set to weigh in on whether to allow people 21 and older to grow, possess and use certain natural psychedelic substances.Question 4 is arguably the most competitive...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — State Sen. Jo Comerford is continuing her push to officially erase the memory of Christopher Columbus from the second Monday of October, and in its place make the day one of recognition for Indigenous peoples, as dozens of states have...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — From flooding to fires, few people are as resilient as farmers.So it’s only fitting that Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture’s annual “Field Notes” event earlier this month included a host of local farmers sharing stories of...