Saturday, November 21, 2009
AMHERST - Superintendent Alberto Rodriguez and the School Committee would much rather deal with educational issues than get tangled up in the question of whether teachers have to recite the Pledge of Allegiance every day.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
HOLYOKE - Area lawmakers say they've been able to restore $500,000 in funding for the Holyoke Soldiers Home to save its outpatient clinic.
Friday, November 20, 2009
NORTHAMPTON - The city has reached a tentative agreement to buy a majority of the Bean Farm near downtown Florence for $910,000, but the City Council Thursday tabled a decision on whether to endorse the purchase until councilors have a chance to hear from the public.
Friday, November 20, 2009
NORTHAMPTON - A young girl named Tatiana said it best Thursday night: "Everybody deserves a chance." And as it did 11 years ago, the City Council Thursday threw its support behind a measure that encourages business owners to offer that chance and pay their employees a living wage.
Friday, November 20, 2009
NORTHAMPTON - Police Wednesday arrested a Florence man who allegedly disciplined his 10-year-old son by making him hold a jug full of water over his head for 30 minutes.
Friday, November 20, 2009
AMHERST - A breakfast drop-in center to help poor and homeless individuals find housing, employment and social services is expected to open in downtown Amherst in the near future.
Friday, November 20, 2009
CUMMINGTON - A Haydenville man who was critically injured in a two-car rollover accident on Stage Road Wednesday afternoon was listed in stable condition at UMass Medical Center in Worcester, a hospital spokesman said Thursday.
