In the News

December 4, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: MassDOT’s final report assesses ridership, costs of Northern Tier Passenger Rail

December 3, 2024

The Reminder: Local and state officials join the March for the Food Bank

December 1, 2024

Athol Daily News: With third location in Turners Falls, Community Health Center to serve another 4,000 patients

The Greenfield Recorder: SAPHE 2.0 to modernize local health care

November 27, 2024

WAMC: Mass. state lawmakers use briefing to promote pancreatic cancer legislation

November 26, 2024

NHPR: Massachusetts law aims to shore up local public health across poor and wealthy towns

The Greenfield Recorder: Comerford touts accomplishments, urges constituents to make their voices heard

November 25, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Comerford touts accomplishments, urges hundreds at virtual town hall to make their voices heard

The Greenfield Recorder: Lawmakers push bill to combat deadly pancreatic cancer

The Greenfield Recorder: With third location in Turners Falls, Community Health Center to serve another 4,000 patients

November 24, 2024

The Boston Globe: New law aims to shore up and equalize state’s public health services

November 22, 2024

Amherst Indy: Saving Money on Clean Energy for Schools

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Lawmakers push bill to combat deadly pancreatic cancer

The Shoestring: Quabbin Squabble: Compensation Conversation Continues for Reservoir Towns

November 20, 2024

22 News: Lawmakers meet ahead of World Pancreatic Cancer Day

AOL: Lawmakers meet ahead of World Pancreatic Cancer Day

MSN: Lawmakers meet ahead of World Pancreatic Cancer Day

November 19, 2024

MassLive: State Sen. Jo Comerford to hold virtual town hall for Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester counties

WAMC: As rail expansion continues in Massachusetts, northern communities make their case

November 18, 2024

Athol Daily News: One hundred entities sign letters of support for Northern Tier Rail

Athol Daily News: North Quabbin Notes, Nov. 18

The Boston Globe: The other east-west rail

NEPM: Proponents of passenger rail across northern Massachusetts push for project

NHPR: Proponents of passenger rail across northern Massachusetts push for project

November 15, 2024

Athol Daily News: Adams Farm Slaughterhouse in Athol receives $90K grant

MSN: Massachusetts Democrat Seth Moulton not the only congressman receiving heat for LGBTQ comments

November 13, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Area briefs: Sugarloaf Mountain Road to close for pedestrians; Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice awards grants

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Final appeal: Farview neighborhood asks UMass to build geothermal wells further from homes

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Officials make pitch for $100 million fund to make Connecticut River watershed more resilient

November 12, 2024

Dartmouth – The Week Today: Dartmouth resident to speak on pancreatic cancer

MassLive: Western Mass officials request funds to bolster Connecticut River Watershed in face of climate change

The Greenfield Recorder: Counting continues: Mail-in votes tabulated at Greenfield City Hall

November 11, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Area briefs: Northampton budget listening sessions; Comerford virtual town hall; Amherst Cinema to celebrate James Baldwin; Holyoke toy drive

November 1, 2024

Athol Daily News: As number of health care workers in Valley dwindle, experts at UMass summit discuss ways to reverse trend

Massachusetts Daily Collegian: The debate over removing MCAS as a graduation requirement

October 31, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Guest columnists Jo Comerford and Stephen G. Sireci: Voting ‘yes’ on Question 2 and here is why

MassLive: $4.1M in food security grants comes to WMass

University of Massachusetts Amherst: 2024 Western Massachusetts Healthcare Summit Tackles Workforce Shortage Amid Post-Pandemic Challenges

October 29, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: As number of health care workers in Valley dwindle, experts at UMass summit discuss ways to reverse trend

October 28, 2024

Cape Cod Times: ‘Unfunded mandate.’ Free tuition is good, so what’s the problem at Cape community college?

October 27, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Baystate Franklin meets with state legislators to highlight growth of family medicine residency

October 25, 2024

Athol Daily News: Healey’s $30M earmark extends fare-free service for regional transit authorities

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Healey’s $30 million earmark extends fare-free service for regional transit authorities

The Valley Patriot: SEN. PAYANO: MA State Senate Launches Groundbreaking Free Community College Program

October 24, 2024

97.9 WHAV: New State Subsidy Ensures Continuation of Free MeVa Bus Service for Area Riders

The Greenfield Recorder: Healey’s $30M earmark extends fare-free service for regional transit authorities

October 20, 2024

Boston University News Service: New estate recovery law curtails ‘unfair’ practice in Massachusetts

October 17, 2024

UMass Amherst: CEO of Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, State Senator Jo Comerford, State Representative Mindy Domb to Tour UMass Amherst’s Clean Energy Efforts

October 15, 2024

22 News WWLP: Why do some Massachusetts lawmakers want to change Columbus Day?

Politico: Survey sets Senate debate stage

WPRI.com: Is it called Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day?

Yahoo News: Why do some Massachusetts lawmakers want to change Columbus Day?

October 14, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Comerford continues push for Indigenous Peoples Day

MSN: It is still called Columbus Day in Massachusetts along with these 15 states

October 13, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Comerford continues push for Indigenous Peoples Day

October 11, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: End in sight for four years of dirty, noisy, Routes 5 and 10 project

The Greenfield Recorder: State, local officials see economic opportunities first-hand in valley tour

WAMC Northeast Public Radio: Mass. Economic Development Secretary Hao celebrates water, sewer improvement progress in Hatfield

October 7, 2024

The Huntington News: MCAS on the chopping block: Massachusetts voters to decide the fate of high school graduation requirement

October 5, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: New estate recovery law curtails ‘unfair’ practice in Massachusetts

October 3, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: New estate recovery law curtails ‘unfair’ practice in Massachusetts

MetroWest Daily News: Healey, Spilka hear MassBay students explain benefits of state’s free college policy

WBUR: Free community college stirs ‘hope and possibility’

October 2, 2024

Mass.gov: Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates One of the Most Comprehensive Free Community College Programs in the Country

October 1, 2024

AOL: Western Mass State House staffers win award

City of Boston: Mayor Wu, U.S. Representative McGovern Visit Joe Czajkowski Farm in Hadley, MA To Highlight BPS Farm-To-School Partnerships

Daily Hampshire Gazette: From Hadley fields to Boston cafeterias: Agricultural partnership lauded

EIN Presswire: Mayor Wu, U.S. Representative McGovern Visit Joe Czajkowski Farm in Hadley, MA To Highlight BPS Farm-To-School Partnerships

MSN: Western Mass State House staffers win award

September 29, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Question 1: Voters to weigh in on giving auditor authority to review House and Senate business

September 27, 2024

The Herald News: It was a busy week on Beacon Hill. Here’s a look at what happened

September 23, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Question 1: Voters to weigh in on whether to give auditor ‘wide-ranging’ authority to review House and Senate business

MassLive: Business Monday ETC: Sept. 23, 2024

September 20, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Sept. 9 to Sept. 13, 2024

The Reminder: Northampton hosts groundbreaking for Prospect Place housing

September 19, 2024

MassLive: Gov. Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll celebrate Mass. Day at The Big E

MassLive: Mass. Sen. Warren, Texas’ Cruz partner on disaster relief bill

September 18, 2024

MassLive: New law eases burden of ‘estate recovery’ for MassHealth clients

September 16, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Hired Hand Signs founder honored with Outstanding Leadership Skills in Manufacturing Award

September 13, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Around Amherst: 50 ready to take oath, become Americans

September 12, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Karuna Center for Peacebuilding to celebrate 30 years

September 10, 2024

Maine Public: Sen. Comerford: ‘We’re not finished’ with bill to increase access to state trails

September 9, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: ‘We’ve come a long way’: Franklin County Fair marks 175 years, with agriculture still at its core

September 7, 2024

Boston Globe: In a win for seniors and people with disabilities, Massachusetts curtails estate recovery practices

Business Wire: Massachusetts Long-Term Care Bill Passes After Efforts by Elder Advocacy Groups

September 6, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Aug. 26-30

September 3, 2024

Amherst Bulletin: Destination Downtown: UMass establishing closer connection with presence in town center

August 30, 2024

AmherstIndy: Regional School Committee Hears ABCs of Budgeting

August 27, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Destination Downtown: UMass establishing closer connection with presence in town center

August 25, 2024

Athol Daily News: Mount Grace, North Quabbin Harvest mark 10-year partnership

August 22, 2024

Athol Daily News: Budget provision expands gender options on state documents

August 21, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Budget provision expands gender options on state documents

August 19, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Area briefs: Western MA Democracy Fair coming up; Hadley library launches survey; Jazz Bones to play Granby concert

August 16, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Aug. 5 to Aug. 9, 2024

August 13, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Aug. 5-9

August 9, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: July 29 to Aug. 2, 2024

August 8, 2024

Amherst Bulletin: ‘More than just a building’: Construction begins on new Shutesbury library

Amherst Bulletin: UMass to house programs for nursing pipeline and regional food systems

August 2, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: July 22 to July 26, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: ‘More than just a building’: Groundbreaking ceremony held for new Shutesbury library

The Greenfield Recorder: Nearly $142K awarded to Just Roots, Franklin Conservation District to support soil health

August 1, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, July 22-26

The Greenfield Recorder: Leyden Fire Department hosting open house

July 31, 2024

Athol Daily News: Governor signs ban on home equity theft

MassLive: Backers pushed for funding of research hub to make Pioneer Valley ‘garden of New England’

MassLive: How free is ‘free’? Answers about new Mass. community college program

July 30, 2024

Campus Reform: Massachusetts budget offering universal community college signed into law

The Greenfield Recorder: Governor signs ban on home equity theft

July 29, 2024

CommonWealth Beacon: Comerford calls free community college one of the ‘great equalizers’

CommonWealth Beacon: Doubling down on higher education

The Greenfield Recorder: ‘History was being made’: Legislators, activists reflect on welcoming vice president to region

July 26, 2024

Athol Daily News: Franklin County towns back paint recycling bill

Daily Hampshire Gazette: UMass to house programs for nursing pipeline and regional food systems

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: July 15 to July 19, 2024

July 25, 2024

22 News WWLP: Senate votes to trim MassHealth estate recovery efforts

WAMC: Pioneer Valley state lawmakers discuss new state budget

July 24, 2024

GBH: Free community college legislation taps into ‘engine of opportunity,’ State Sen. Comerford says

Senate President Karen Spilka: Massachusetts Legislature Passes the FutureTech Act

The Greenfield Recorder: No votes planned, but aid in dying backers optimistic

July 22, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Local Democrats: Different candidate, same stakes in presidential election

WAMC: Western Mass. Biden backers confront new November reality

July 21, 2024

22 News WWLP: State lawmakers reacting to Biden not seeking re-election

22 News WWLP: State lawmakers reacting after Pres. Biden drops out of race

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, July 8-12

Franklin Observer: Accords Reached On Wage Transparency, $1.26 Billion IT Bond Bills

Western Mass News: Federal, state leaders weigh in on Biden not seeking reelection

July 19, 2024

AOL News: 7 MA state senators call on Biden to withdraw from presidential race

Boston 25 News: ‘Not capable’: 7 Massachusetts state senators urge President Biden to withdraw from 2024 race

Boston Globe: ‘Now it is time for him to pass the torch’: Call for Biden to step aside grows louder in Massachusetts

Boston Herald: Seven Massachusetts state senators call on biden to withdraw from 2024 race

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Comerford joins voices calling on Biden to exit presidential race

GBH: Seven Massachusetts state senators urge Biden to drop his candidacy

MassLive: Mass. lawmakers call on Biden to ‘pass the torch’

New Boston Post: Seven Massachusetts Democratic State Senators Say Joe Biden Must Drop Out

Politico: Budget winners and losers

Spectrum News: Mass. senators call for Biden to step aside

The Greenfield Recorder: Comerford joins voices calling on Biden to exit presidential race

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: July 8 to July 12, 2024

The Hill: 7 Massachusetts state Senate Democrats call for Biden to ‘pass the torch’

The Patch: Eldridge Among 7 MA Senators Calling For Biden To Step Aside

Worcester Telegram & Gazette: 7 MA state senators call on Biden to withdraw from presidential race

Yahoo News: 7 Massachusetts state Senate Democrats call for Biden to ‘pass the torch’

July 17, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call: July 1 to July 5, 2024

July 16, 2024

22 News WWLP: Senate bill seeks to aid farmers with land-use amendment

July 15, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call: June 24-28

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hil Roll Call, June 17-21

July 12, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: July 1 to July 5, 2024

July 11, 2024

22 News WWLP: Prison construction ban supporters chart path to governor’s desk

22 News WWLP: Senate prepares for “intense debate” on myriad priorities

Amherst Bulletin: UMass dining chef recognized with heroine award for work supporting refugees

Daily Hampshire Gazette: State House clears bill to ban video while driving

The Gardner News: Advocates at State House push bills addressing prison reforms for women, elderly

Worcester Telegram & Gazette: House moves to ban video recording behind the wheel

July 9, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Comerford shares details of Quabbin water legislation at Orange forum

July 5, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: State’s green energy bill doesn’t address siting worries

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: June 24 to June 28, 2024

July 4, 2024

Athol Daily News: Housing advocates cheer $5.4B stimulus bill, though transfer tax falls by wayside

July 3, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Housing advocates cheer $5.4B stimulus bill, though transfer tax falls by wayside

Insurance News Net: With cracks spreading, Beacon Hill takes up the fight against ‘crumbling concrete’ destroying homes from the inside

WAMC: Western Mass. state lawmakers discuss priorities amid overdue budget talks

July 2, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Sabadosa bills bring pregnancy loss out of shadows

The Provincetown Independent: Senate Drops Transfer Fee From Housing Bill

July 1, 2024

GBH: Outdoor enthusiasts who have disabilities: Being active outside ‘changes everything’

June 28, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Sabadosa bills bring pregnancy loss out of shadows

The Greenfield Recorder: Senate approves housing bill that blends policy, financing

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: June 17 to June 21, 2024

June 26, 2024

CAI: Outdoor enthusiasts who have disabilities: Being active outside ‘changes everything’

Connecticut Public: Outdoor enthusiasts who have disabilities: Being active outside ‘changes everything’

NHPR: Outdoor enthusiasts who have disabilities: Being active outside ‘changes everything’

June 25, 2024

CommonWealth Beacon: Senate unveils housing plan with no real estate transfer tax

MVTimes: Transfer fee stripped from Senate housing legislation

June 24, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, June 10-14

Worcester Telegram & Gazette: State police hope ‘blue envelope’ program will inform officers to neurodivergent motorists

June 21, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Franklin County Chamber of Commerce breakfast highlights progress on rural aid

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: June 10 to June 14, 2024

June 19, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Greenfield’s Juneteenth celebration speaks to the work needed for racial equality

The Greenfield Recorder: Online forum addresses school funding erosion in Franklin County

June 18, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: ‘We’ve never been this close’ on aid in dying bill, Comerford says

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Area briefs: Battle of the Botanicals; Comerford to host family-focused town hall; Dobbs decision rally; summer solstice at UMass

June 17, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Legislators discussing ways to curb sale of Illegal hemp-based products

The Greenfield Recorder: FERC to prepare Environmental Impact Statement for FirstLight operations

June 16, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: May 20 to May 24, 2024

June 14, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Greenfield woman recognized as ‘a driving force’ in supporting refugees

June 11, 2024

Athol Daily News: Rural leaders meet in Orange to discuss economic needs

The Greenfield Recorder: Wendell group gives Comerford petition seeking pause on large-scale battery storage systems

June 10, 2024

Big News Network: Massachusetts new millionaire’s tax to fund college education for all

MassLive: Three opportunities for constituents to engage with Senator Comerford and team

The Greenfield Recorder: Greenfield celebrates opening of new Fire Station after multi-million-dollar project

The Greenfield Recorder: Rural leaders meet in Orange to discuss economic needs

June 7, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: May 27 to May 31, 2024

June 6, 2024

Amherst Bulletin: Mass. Senate backs end to ‘home equity theft’

Athol Daily News: Franklin County resident-inspired bills ‘on track to pass,’ Comerford says

MSN: Free community college plan in MA burdens underpaid, overworked staff

The Reminder: Western Mass. senators push priorities in budget debate

June 5, 2024

WBZ News Radio: Mass. End Of Life Legislation Lobbyists Push State Lawmakers To Pass Bill

June 4, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Poll logs support for medical aid in dying

WBUR: Poll: Two-thirds of Mass. residents support medical aid in dying

June 1, 2024

MassLive: UMass Solar siting forum deals with the where of green power goals

The Greenfield Recorder: Franklin County resident-inspired bills ‘on track to pass,’ Comerford says

May 31, 2024

Athol Daily News: Mass. Senate backs end to ‘home equity theft’

Amherst Indy: UMass Followup Public Solar Forum Online , June 4

Athol Daily News: Orange resident urges opposition to Quabbin legislation proposed by Comerford, Saunders

BusinessWest: Second Western Mass Solar Forum Launching At UMass Amherst

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, May 20-24

May 29, 2024

22 News WWLP: Senator sees wider reach for transfer tax alternative

22 News WWLP: Amendment looks to fix “home equity theft” in Massachusetts

State House News Service: Senator Sees Wider Reach For Transfer Tax Alternative

The New Bedford Light: State Senate moves to end ‘home equity theft’

WBUR: Mass. Senate takes up effort to prevent home equity theft

May 28, 2024

GBH: LGBTQ Youth Commission urges wide range of legislative changes

The Greenfield Recorder: Mass. Senate backs end to ‘home equity theft’

May 24, 2024

GBH: Mass. Senate unanimously passes $58B budget after alarm delayed vote

MSN: Mass. Senate passes $58 billion budget; State House alarm delayed unanimous vote

NBC 10 Boston: Mass. Senate passes $58 billion budget; State House alarm delayed unanimous vote

May 22, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Guest columnist Sen. Jo Comerford: Quabbin bill a bid for ‘more just future for our region’

May 21, 2024

Athol Daily News: My Turn: Quabbin bill a bid for ‘more just future for our region’

The Greenfield Recorder: My Turn: Quabbin bill a bid for ‘more just future for our region’

May 20, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, May 6-10

State House News Service: Senate Session Summary – Monday, May 20, 2024

May 17, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: May 6 to May 10, 2024

May 15, 2024

GBH Morning Edition: What’s in the Senate bill to make community college tuition-free for all

May 13, 2024

The Reminder: Senate introduces bill for universal free community college

May 10, 2024

Amherst Bulletin: Hadley Town Meeting OKs battery storage bylaw, honor Chunglo for service

The Greenfield Recorder: Deerfield’s Tilton Library expansion ‘takes a village’

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: April 29 to May 3, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: April 22 to April 26, 2024

May 9, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Valley lawmakers seek shorter license for FirstLight hydropower projects

The Greenfield Recorder: Peacemaker Awards recognize anti-bullying, outreach work done by area students

May 8, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Comerford: Free community college plan will lift up students, offer immediate return on investment

The Greenfield Recorder: Valley lawmakers seek shorter license for FirstLight hydropower projects

May 7, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Comerford: Free community college plan will lift up students, offer immediate return on investment

May 6, 2024

Boston Herald: Free college for everyone could be coming to Massachusetts under Senate plan 

NHPR: Department of Children and Families ends diversion of federal benefits for foster children in Mass.

WCVB Channel 5 ABC News: Mass. State Senate reveals plan for free community college

May 5, 2024

MSN: Massachusetts will no longer keep federal benefits meant for foster children

May 4, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Community Action Pioneer Valley presents awards to volunteers and supporters

The Gardner News: Healey signs $375M bond bill for local transportation infrastructure projects

May 3, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Hadley Town Meeting OKs battery storage bylaw, honor Chunglo for service

The Greenfield Recorder: Bringing forth ‘the world as it ought to be’: Community Action celebrating 60 years

April 30, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Music key to Northampton’s downtown revival: State’s top economic development leader tours city

April 29, 2024

MassLive: State Economic Secretary Yvonne Hao tours Northampton and the Iron Horse Music Hall

April 26, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, April 15-19

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: April 15 to April 19, 2024

April 21, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: DPW director: Chapter 90 funding ‘doesn’t go nearly as far as it used to’ in Greenfield

April 19, 2024 

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: April 8 to April 12, 2024

April 18, 2024

Amherst Bulletin: Blue envelope program offered for Massachusetts drivers on autism spectrum

Athol Daily News: Quabbin region studied for MWRA expansion

Daily Hampshire Gazette: New federal mandate requires informed consent for sensitive exams

NBC10 Boston: MWRA studies expanding water service to towns around Quabbin Reservoir

The Greenfield Recorder: Quabbin region studied for MWRA expansion

April 17, 2024

MassLive: Officials in 27 Mass. communities come out in support of real estate transfer fee

New England Public Media: Water Resources Authority considers how western Mass. towns can benefit from Quabbin Reservoir

April 13, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Hampshire County youth tapped to advise governor’s team

Leominster Champion: Heywood Healthcare reaffirms community commitment

April 12, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Road funding bill speeding toward enactment

The Greenfield Recorder: United Arc event highlights need for continued advocacy for staffing, housing and funding

April 11, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Area briefs: Three County Fair food drive; CHIP event at Hampshire Mall; golf lessons in Northampton; Comerford honored

New England Public Media: Blue envelope program offered for drivers on autism spectrum

April 10, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Recognizing an ‘inspiring force’: City business owner honored with Black Excellence award

The Greenfield Recorder: Regional Notebook: April 11, 2024

WBUR: State police begin offering blue envelope program to drivers with autism

April 9, 2024

Franklin Observer: Staties Start “Blue Envelope” For Autism Spectrum

MassLive: New ‘Blue Envelope’ program aims to protect people with autism during police stops

MSN: Blue Envelope program offered to Massachusetts drivers with autism

The Berkshire Eagle: State police are offering blue envelopes to drivers with autism to improve interactions

The Reminder: Positively Africana awarded for excellence, leadership

April 8, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Legislative Coffee attendees push for housing, road funding

April 5, 2024

Athol Daily News: Earthquake centered near New York City rattles the Northeast

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, March 25-29

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Earthquake centered near New York City ripples through Valley

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: March 25 to March 29, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Montague and Erving Notebook: April 6, 2024

April 4, 2024

Amherst Bulletin: Groundbreaking: Amherst officials mark start of $97.5M elementary school

April 3, 2024

The Reminder: Amherst leaders host groundbreaking for new elementary school

April 2, 2024 

22 News WWLP: Inspector General Shapiro opens a dialogue with municipal leaders from Hampden & Franklin Counties on procurement challenges

April 1, 2024 

The Greenfield Recorder: Officials talk funding for, hear feedback on Northern Tier Passenger Rail

March 30, 2024 

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Farming challenges aired at state hearing

March 29, 2024 

Amherst Indy: Groundbreaking at New Elementary School Ushers in Town’s First Net-zero Building

Amherst Indy: Photo of the Week: A Fort River Groundbreaking Gallery

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, March 18-22

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: March 18 to March 22, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Farming challenges aired at state hearing

March 27, 2024

Amherst Indy: Groundbreaking at New Elementary School Ushers in Town’s First Net-zero Building

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Groundbreaking: Amherst officials mark start of $97.5M elementary school

March 25, 2024

MassLive: ‘It’s completely man’s fault’; here are the hotspots of PFAS contamination in the Pioneer Valley

March 24, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, March 11-15

March 22, 2024: 

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: March 11 to March 15, 2024

WAMC Northeast Public Radio: Mass. LG Driscoll speaks at Farm and Sea to School conference in Northampton

March 19, 2024

Athol Daily News: FRCOG leaders meet with local, state officials to talk transportation challenges

March 18, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: FRCOG leaders meet with local, state officials to talk transportation challenges

March 14, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Sen. Comerford talks health care legislation with region’s physicians

March 11, 2024

MassLive: MassHealth policy on ‘estate recovery’ burdens low-income families, report says

March 9, 2024

NBC 10 Boston: ‘Blue Envelope Program’ aims to help police better connect with drivers with autism

March 8, 2024

Athol Daily News: Ending legacy admissions, providing menstrual products in all state buildings among many bills to emerge from Higher Education Committee

Mass.gov: 46th Annual Legislative Reception Held at the Massachusetts State House

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Feb. 26 to March 1, 2024

March 7, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Area briefs: Walk for Tibet this weekend; Comerford honored; change clocks, check alarms

March 6, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Postmarking history: Leverett kicks off 250th anniversary celebration

March 5, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Ending legacy admissions, providing menstrual products in all state buildings among many bills to emerge from Higher Education Committee

March 4, 2024

BNN: Massachusetts Healthcare Innovates with Cultural Sensitivity to Bridge Patient Trust Gap

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Feb. 12 to Feb. 16, 2024

March 3, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Feb. 19-23

March 1, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: At state budget hearing at GCC, school officials share unique challenges faced by rural districts

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Feb. 19 to Feb. 23, 2024

February 28, 2024

CommonWealth Beacon: THC-infused hemp products getting Beacon Hill’s attention

News from the States: THC-infused hemp products getting Beacon Hill’s attention

February 27, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Area briefs: Comerford to hold budget hearing; Jewish professor to speak about losing daughter Oct. 7

February 26, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Feb. 12-16

MassLive: 11 ways to defy the WMass ‘ghost towns’ of the future prediction (Viewpoint)

February 19, 2024

Worcester Telegram & Gazette: State lawmakers still filing bills including assisted suicide, expanding bottle bill

February 17, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Feb. 5-9

February 16, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Feb. 5 to Feb. 9, 2024

February 14, 2024

Boston Herald: If you can buy a ‘mansion,’ you can pay a tax for affordable housing, these states say

NEPM: As towns around Quabbin Reservoir face challenges, state lawmakers propose more financial help

NHPR: As towns around Quabbin Reservoir face challenges, state lawmakers propose more financial help

February 12, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: GCC nursing students talk single-payer health care, workplace safety concerns with legislators

February 11, 2024

CommonWealth Beacon: Taking on the free community college critics

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Jan. 29-Feb. 2

February 9, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, 2024

February 8, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Despite doubts, Amherst Town Council backs bill boosting higher ed spending

WBUR: Towns around Quabbin Reservoir should be better compensated for sacrifices, say lawmakers

February 6, 2024

Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Where do key bills stand in the Mass. Statehouse? Check out our legislative tracker

February 5, 2024

MassLive: Mass. Sens. Warren, Markey press for more disaster relief for farmers hit by flooding

February 2, 2024

Amherst Indy: From Other Sources, News for and About Amherst. This Week: Amherst Area News Roundup and Potpourri from Further Afield

Athol Daily News: PFAS, slew of other agriculture-related bills on the move on Beacon Hill

February 1, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: PFAS, slew of other agriculture-related bills on the move on Beacon Hill

January 27, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Jan. 15-19

January 26, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Balancing solar with farms and forestland: Experts tout middle way in picking sites

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Jan. 15 to Jan. 19, 2024

January 24, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Balancing solar with farms and forestland: Experts tout middle way in picking sites

January 21, 2024

Athol Daily News: Western Mass. legislators call for changes in Healey housing bill to meet region’s needs

January 19, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Jan. 8-12

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Social justice on menu at annual Tikkun Olam event with area legislators

MassLive: Tikkun Olam, healing the world one issue at a time

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Jan. 8 to Jan. 12, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Western Mass. legislators call for changes in Healey housing bill to meet region’s needs

January 18, 2024

EMEA Tribune: Healey paints rosy picture in State of Commonwealth speech, despite fiscal challenges

The Greenfield Recorder: Healey spells out 2024 vision in State of the Commonwealth

January 17, 2024

ABC News Channel 10: Governor Healey delivers state of the commonwealth address, highlights key issues

January 15, 2024

Athol Daily News: Overhaul urged for Massachusetts disaster response

January 14, 2024

The Greenfield Recorder: Mass Senate pushes for free community college, with price tag of $170 million annually

January 12, 2024

Boston.com: How blue envelopes might help deescalate police interactions with autistic drivers

Charlestown Patriot-Bridge: DiDomenico and Senate Pass “Blue Envelope” Bill Supporting People With Autism

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Jan. 1 to Jan. 5, 2024

January 11, 2024

Athol Daily News: Mass Senate pushes for free community college

BusinessWest: State Senators Praise Latest Step Toward Universal Community College

Channel 7 News Boston: State Senate Plots Another Push For Free Community College

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Mass Senate pushes for free community college

January 10, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Comerford, Blais propose new trust fund for state disasters

Fall River Reporter: Massachusetts Senate plots another push for free community college despite budget cuts

NBC 10 Boston: Lawmakers push for Mass. disaster response overhaul

Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Disastrous weather throughout Massachusetts in 2023 prompt lawmakers to seek relief fund

January 7, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Dec. 25-29

January 5, 2024

ItemLive: State Senate passes bill aimed at improving traffic stops for drivers with autism

The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Dec. 25 to Dec. 29, 2023

January 4, 2024

22 WWLP News: Senate passes “Blue Envelope Bill” to provide protections for drivers with autism

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Comerford’s ‘blue envelope’ bill clears Senate; would guide how police interact with people with autism

MassLive: Mass. Senate to vote on ‘Blue Envelope’ bill aimed at protecting people with autism during police stops

University of Massachusetts Amherst: State Senate Passes ‘Blue Envelope’ Bill Championed by UMass Disability Services, Police Cheif

January 3, 2024

22 WWLP News: Fentanyl test strips, wheelchair repairs up for early 2024 Senate action

The Greenfield Recorder: Slew of farm bills advancing on Beacon Hill

WHDH Channel 7 News: Fentanyl Test Strips, Wheelchair Repairs Up For Early 2024 Senate Action

January 2, 2024

Boston Herald: Mass. Senate eyes wheelchair warranty, police interaction, fentanyl test strip reforms

Daily Hampshire Gazette: An advocate with a giant heart: Joe Tringali spent a lifetime pushing for the rights of people with disabilities

January 1, 2024

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Slew of farm bills advancing on Beacon Hill