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By MIKE PESOLIand JOSH BOAK

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that America “does not seek war” with Iran in the aftermath of a surprise attack overnight on three of that country’s nuclear sites while Vice President JD Vance said the strikes have given Tehran a renewed chance of negotiating with Washington.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A May 2 vote by trustees for the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School to add two new members is being temporarily nullified by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A proposed demolition of a two-story commercial building in downtown Amherst, to allow for development of a new mixed-use project, will be considered by the Historical Commission on Monday.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

EASTHAMPTON — The City Council passed the $62 million fiscal year budget put forward by Mayor Nicole LaChapelle, although not without some controversy regarding reduced hours for several city employees.

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — If enacted, Pell Grant cuts approved by the U.S. House could upend free community college programs that are just getting started in Massachusetts and saddle current and former students with more student loan debt, public higher education officials warned.

By JOE CURTATONE

Massachusetts is facing a familiar crossroads: our climate is changing, our grid is under strain, and our communities are rightly asking tough questions about safety, cost, and accountability. This is what communities need to do, but those questions must be met with facts, not fear.

By JEAN IDA HOFFMAN

I was a student at Kent State University on May 4, 1970 when the National Guard murdered four students (including two of my friends) and wounding nine. This was the worst memory of my life and I experienced a visceral reaction this month as I watched Trump call in the National Guard to Los Angeles over the objections of the mayor of the city as well as the governor of California.

By CHRIS LARABEE

WASHINGTON — The federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and President Donald Trump filed by Red Fire Farm and other organizations over frozen government money will move forward, as a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has laid out a schedule of further proceedings.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Concerns over possible cuts in federal financial support to the University of Massachusetts, and tax legislation being considered by Congress, is leading campus officials to call for various belt-tightening measures, including spending reductions of 3% and 5% in all academic and administrative departments.

For the third time in four games to open the 2025 American Legion season, Northampton Post 28 picked up a victory on Friday night.

By RYAN AMES

HOLYOKE – Sebastian Mexico has a simple approach once he steps inside the batter’s box: swing early and often.

By RYAN AMES

Logan Alfandari earned top billing among the Amherst Regional competitors at the second day of the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Oregon with a first-place finish in the boys shot put.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra has appointed Katie Deppen, the city’s current superintendent of engineering in the Department of Public Works, as the next Central Services director.

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — Local scientists warn that the proposed federal cuts to the United States Geological Survey’s Ecosystem Mission Area — a federal research program that studies the country’s natural resources — outlined in the White House’s fiscal year 2026 budget could not only degrade national ecosystems, but the industries and people that rely on them.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — Safe Passage is just one of many organizations that rely on federal funding caught between a rock and a hard place — between going through a funding desert, or risking being penalized for misuse of federal funds.

By GRACE CHAI

AMHERST — The auditorium at St. Brigid’s church swelled with sound Thursday evening as more than 100 people swayed, clapped and sang along to the Black national anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Spirits were as high as the temperature outside — which had reached 90 degrees — as people celebrated Juneteenth with music, food and community.

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — Graduate student Josie Pilchik’s career plans dissolved with just one email.

By CAROLYN BROWN

NORTHAMPTON — The Smith College Botanic Garden is celebrating a rare and short-lived event: its corpse flower is blooming — but only for the weekend, most likely.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Thornes Marketplace is offering a $250 gift card to anybody who can identify several young men who set fire to pride flags hanging from the department store’s awning on Thursday.