Hyundai Hope presented a $5,000 donation to the Thrive Center at Holyoke Community College. The town of Amherst is now offering free meals to kids age 18 and under through their Summer Eats program, ...

The following editorial is from the opinion page of The Republican newspaper in Springfield. It reflects views of the newspaper’s leadership and not necessarily those of MassLive. Readers are invited ...

Retail theft: At 2:47 p.m., a 16-year-old Darby youth was observed by security at Macy’s at Springfield Mall stealing close ...

Senate Bill 158, sponsored by State Senator Jane Timken, was recently signed into law as part of the state budget. Its goal: reduce distractions, curb cyberbullying, and keep students focused during ...

The rigorous overnight Troop K camp in Wayne has the cadets up at 5:30 a.m. doing calisthenics and running a mile before ...

Surveillance footage showed a crowd of over 100 people fleeing as shots were fired at Mason Community Learning Center, with ...

Police Presence in Schools The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States ...

First-time candidates Sarah Hough, Gail Smart win Springfield school board race, beating David Myers and incumbent Kelly Byrne.

Incumbent Mayor William C. Reichelt is running for a third term, arguing that his willingness to take risks and embrace ...

"Three children in three months have killed themselves in this city, and y’all concerns is about parks and all this other ...

John Ridley, director of public health for Sangamon and Menard Counties, introduced Community Mental Health Boards, or 708 ...

Springfield City Councilors are working to resuscitate a state law that would dish out a two-year mandatory sentence to drug ...