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By ZEKE MILLER,CHRIS MEGERIANand MICHELLE L. PRICE
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, returning to power with a promise to end America’s decline and to “completely and totally reverse” the actions of the man who drove him from office four years ago.
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
MONTAGUE CENTER — Before Nov. 5, 2024, Montague Center residents Sarah Bliss and Marina Goldman were strangers. By Feb. 5, they were carpooling to Springfield together to dip their toes in the water of political activism.
By SAM DRYSDALE
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey intends to run for reelection in 2026, she said Friday.
By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL
NORTHAMPTON — State legislators representing Hampshire and Franklin counties signaled that they were prepared to defend protections for immigrants, the environment and transgender people in Massachusetts as the federal administration under President Donald Trump moves to limit or scrap them.
By MIK MULLER
There is much speculation these days about how Donald Trump won the presidency, not just once, but twice. In my view, it was with the help of Democratic National Committee.
By HANNAH EDELHEIT
The night before electors for the 2024 presidential race were announced, 19-year-old Kaveesh Pathak wasn’t sure he was going to win. He had spent the last two weeks calling and campaigning to become one of the 11 Massachusetts Democrats to serve on...
By BOB FLAHERTY
Jimmy Carter, the nation’s 39th president, died at 100 on Sunday, and for Pioneer Valley residents, he may be remembered for a great deal more than four bruising years in the White House.“He was the greatest former president in the country’s history....
By GREG VINE
Local legislators and members of the area’s congressional delegation say Jimmy Carter, the nation’s 39th president who died Sunday at the age of 100, left a legacy of public service that will live on.In a statement issued Sunday night, U.S. Rep. Jim...
By BILL BARROW
ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, then rebounded from a landslide defeat to become a global advocate of human rights and democracy, has died. He was...
By HANNAH EDELHEIT
The night before electors for the 2024 presidential race were announced, 19-year-old Kaveesh Pathak wasn’t sure he was going to win. He had spent the last two weeks calling and campaigning to become one of the 11 Massachusetts Democrats to serve on...
By ALISON KUZNITZ
BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, joined by a cohort of Massachusetts health leaders, has declared he will vote against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the next U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary, saying Americans need a leader who...
By DOMENIC POLI
Want to break bread without breaking up the family this Thanksgiving? Try leaving politics at the door.This month’s presidential election was particularly polarizing and the internet is rife with stories of people planning to skip holiday gatherings...
By DOMENIC POLI
Despite the presidential election having passed, reports of stolen or damaged political lawn signs appear to be continuing in some areas of Franklin County.After a rash of incidents on Montague and Old Wendell roads, Shutesbury Police Chief Kristin...
By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL
After the presidential election victory of Donald Trump on Tuesday, many Democrats — including in Massachusetts, where residents favored Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris by a large margin — may be left scratching their heads as to how...
By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL and ANTHONY CAMMALLERI
The 2024 presidential election proved to be a decisive one for Republican Donald Trump, with the former president claiming victory the morning after the election after winning key battleground states such as Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.In...
By DOMENIC POLI
State Sen. Paul Mark coasted to reelection on Tuesday, besting Republican challenger David Rosa to earn a second term representing 57 communities throughout Franklin, Hampshire, Berkshire and Hampden counties.The Democrat from Becket will be sworn in...
By DOMENIC POLI
Roughly 244 million Americans are eligible to vote this year and those registered in Franklin County came out in swarms to cast their ballots in what pundits are calling the most important election in the nation’s history.Greenfield City Clerk Kathy...
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
GREENFIELD — On the eve of Election Day, the Interfaith Council of Franklin County welcomed people of all faiths and political backgrounds to the Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew for an evening of prayers, songs and conversations about the...
By CHRIS LARABEE
The state’s top elections official anticipates record voter turnout in Massachusetts this November, exceeding the almost 3.7 million voters who went to the polls in 2020.“We have 1.7 [million] almost having already been returned, we expect more votes...
By MARA MELLITS
For Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle, the vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s presidential election is personal.“My mom fought for reproductive rights. I did. My daughter did,” LaChapelle said. “Now I have a granddaughter who’s 18...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL — State Rep. Susannah Whipps is seeking reelection to a fifth term and is once again being challenged by Republican Jeffrey Raymond.Whipps represents the 2nd Franklin District, which stretches from Winchendon to Greenfield. Raymond last...
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