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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...
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE — Three conservatives vying for political office visited the Orange American Legion Post 172 on Tuesday to meet voters and give their pitch two weeks before Election Day.Jeffrey Raymond, Cornelius Shea and John Deaton were the guests of honor...
By CHRIS LARABEE
DEERFIELD — In the highly politicized environment of 2024, the role of the press is as heavily scrutinized as it has ever been, and in an effort to shed some light on the media’s role in covering politics, Deerfield Academy hosted a special fall...
By DOMENIC POLI
Local officials are taking extra security measures to ensure polling locations remain safe amid the increasingly heated political climate.Divisive rhetoric and repeated falsehoods by Republican nominee Donald Trump, along with two failed attempts on...
By ADA DENENFELD KELLY
GREENFIELD — State Auditor Diana DiZoglio ran on the promise of bringing transparency and accountability to the Massachusetts Legislature. Now, after a failed attempt to audit the Legislature last year, she is asking for support from voters. As part...
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
GREENFIELD — A group of 30 demonstrators gathered on the Greenfield Common on Saturday to show their support for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate in the presidential race, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.Chants from demonstrators, some of...
By GREG VINE
Cornelius Shea is quick to admit that his campaign to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern on Nov. 5 would be considered a long shot.Shea, a 20-year Marine Corps veteran, is running as an Independent, though he assisted his father on a number of...
By GREG VINE
Congressman Jim McGovern is wrapping up his 14th term in the U.S. House, but after nearly 26 years representing the 2nd Congressional District, he hasn’t tired of the job.McGovern, 64, the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, described it as...
By DOMENIC POLI
An eastern Massachusetts man is trying to unseat the Democratic state senator who represents 57 communities throughout Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties.David Rosa, a Republican from the Bristol County town of Dighton, is running...
By CHRIS LARABEE
Voters from across Franklin County and the North Quabbin region will hit the polls in droves on Election Day, Nov. 5, but for those who want to avoid the crowds, every municipality is offering early voting hours, with the earliest opportunity for some...
By DOMENIC POLI
GREENFIELD — Two Franklin County women expect at least 300 people to convene on the Greenfield Common for an Oct. 19 event, held in conjunction with other events across the country, to advocate for the Democratic Party and its principles ahead of the...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
LEVERETT — A seven-year effort to bring together progressives in western Massachusetts and more conservative residents of rural eastern Kentucky, for conversations and sometimes intense dialogues about their political and cultural differences, is...
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
DEERFIELD — Love them or hate them, political parties play a big role in American government. But how do they work? In a bipartisan educational effort, Massachusetts party leaders Amy Carnevale (Republican State Committee chair) and Steve Kerrigan...
By DOMENIC POLI
GREENFIELD — A multi-issue grassroots organization that champions progressive causes is holding an online art auction to raise money to combat Project 2025, a transitional blueprint crafted by a conservative think tank in the event Donald Trump is...
By ZEKE MILLER, MICHELLE L. PRICE, JILL COLVIN and JOSH BOAK
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump showcased starkly different visions for the country Tuesday on abortion, immigration and American democracy as they met for the first time for perhaps their only debate before November’s presidential...
By DOMENIC POLI
GREENFIELD — Voter turnout for the primary election held at Greenfield High School on Tuesday morning seemed to mirror the rest of the state, with about 10.26% of registered voters visiting the polls by about 12:30 p.m.According to City Clerk Kathy...
By PAUL TAYLOR
When my son Sam and I go on our annual baseball trips, we like to explore. Games are usually at night. During the day, we walk. We especially like to explore neighborhoods. Sam is a Boston-based city planner who sees things urban in a unique way....
By STEVE PEOPLES and ZEKE MILLER
CHICAGO — Over and over, from the massive stage in the electric convention hall, the Democrats this week predicted that Kamala Harris would defeat Donald Trump. They described her as a historic figure, the embodiment of hope, “the president of...
By SCOTT MERZBACH and CHRIS LARABEE
A three-way race among Republicans for a U.S. Senate seat is the only contest on the state primary ballot Sept. 3, with Democratic ballots featuring candidates but no contests and Libertarian ballots having no nominees.With mail-in ballots already out...
By CHRIS LARABEE
WESTFIELD — Franklin and Hampshire county residents got a first-hand opportunity to see the presumptive Democratic nominee for president over the weekend as Vice President Kamala Harris landed in western Massachusetts on Saturday for a fundraising...
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
Towns across Franklin County have signed letters in support of a paint recycling bill that advocates say could save municipalities money and help protect the environment.Bernardston, Northfield, Montague, Deerfield, Sunderland and Hawley have signed...
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