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HOLYOKE — Commuters driving on Interstate 91 in Holyoke and Longmeadow during morning and afternoon rush hours on Tuesday were greeted with demonstrators waving American and Ukrainian flags along overpasses, accompanied with signs denouncing the administration of President Donald Trump as waging a “coup” against the United States.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Both the Northampton Planning Board and the Northampton Historical Commission postponed decisions on whether to grant the appropriate permits and certificates for a proposed massive building project in the heart of the city, delaying a resolution on any decision until at least the end of the month.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Joe Minton knows that video games are serious business.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

HOLYOKE — The city of Holyoke is set to lose out on $20 million in previously anticipated federal grants, as the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump continues to halt federal funding and grants that stand in contrast to his own political agenda.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Donaven Gibbs remembers the first time he heard about Northampton’s Division of Community Care, the agency that acts as an alternative response unit to assist people experiencing mental health crises or homelessness in the city.

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NORTHAMPTON — Despite a persistent strong division of opinion on how to support education in the city, everyone who attended Thursday’s City Council meeting agreed on one thing: The situation at Northampton Public Schools has reached a crisis.

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NORTHAMPTON — After more than 20 jobs were cut from city schools before the beginning of this school year, a measure has been put forward that may bring some of those positions back.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Harsh weather conditions of significant snow combined with freezing rain, a lack of adequate salt supply and a shortage of available workers has left residents up and down the Pioneer Valley in slippery situations.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

HOLYOKE — Wyckoff Country Club golf course at the base of Mount Tom has a new owner who plans on renovating the 18-hole course and having it complement an overall grand design for a sports complex in Holyoke.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — If Sunwood Builders is to complete its envisioned 88,500-square-foot building in the heart of the city, it must first clear a fair bit of skepticism over the project plans.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — In the sleepy village of Florence, some big new developments have people talking change.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Residents were given an opportunity to learn about their city’s role in the history of slavery in the United States, viewing short documentary films and discussing the topic of reparations on Tuesday at Edwards Church.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A long-awaited plan to develop the prominent Elm Street property where the former St. Mary’s Church is located downtown will come before the Planning Board on Thursday night, as developers are poised to outline their plans for a project that will include 71 market-rate apartments, a future cafe and a 37-car garage.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Mass General Brigham announced large-scale layoffs across its entire hospital system on Monday, a move that is likely to affect Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

The administration of President Donald Trump continues to target transgender individuals through a string of executive orders, with a more recent order likely to not just affect individuals but educational and athletic institutions in Massachusetts.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A project to remake Northampton’s downtown Main Street will not begin construction for at least another year, much to the delight of the project’s critics, who want the city to reevaluate the planned design.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

SPRINGFIELD — Although he’s conducting his postdoctoral research at a university famed for its activism, Andrew Kennard never found himself participating in any political protests. But the new administration of President Donald Trump has changed that.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra provided a review of the city’s finances for the first half of the current fiscal year on Thursday, amid concerns over rising property values, school staffing cuts and an uncertain future with regards to federal funding.

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NORTHAMPTON — The view out the window of a corner apartment above 92 Maple St. in Florence includes many of the landmark businesses any prospective resident there would have easy access to. Beneath the apartment lies the A-1 Pizza House and The Zen Frog cafe, with Tandem Bagel and the Miss Florence Diner mere footsteps away.

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NORTHAMPTON — With local elections more than nine months away, a challenger to a City Council seat has already announced their candidacy.