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Rintala Case Ends in Mistrial, Hung Jury

Date: 03/13/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

A mistrial has been declared in the trial of Cara Rintala, a Granby, Massachusetts woman accused of killing her wife in 2010.

Date: 03/12/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

In Greenfield, Massachusetts the school committee voted late last month not to apply for a new school certificate for the district's virtual academy under a new law requiring stronger state supervi

Date: 03/12/2013

Contributor: Katie Landeck

After three months of delays and discussions, the Pittsfield, Mass. school committee will vote again on Wednesday on what vocational programs should be taught at Taconic High School.

Tax Workoff Program for Veterans in Holyoke

Date: 03/12/2013

Contributor: Leanna First-Arai

City officials in Holyoke are opening up a tax work-off program to veterans who live in the city.

MA Governor Rallies Supporters for Tax Plan

Date: 03/12/2013

Contributor: Fred Bever

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is signaling a willingness to compromise his proposed 1.9 billion dollar expansion of state spending on education and transportation.

Date: 03/11/2013

Contributor: Kari Njiiri

All eyes are on the Vatican this week as the conclave to elect the new head of the Roman Catholic Church is set to begin.

Governor's Tax Package Gets Some More Traction

Date: 03/11/2013

Contributor: Fred Bever

As Massachusetts lawmakers consider ways to trim his plan to raise state spending by $1.9 billion, Governor Deval Patrick says a hike in the gas tax could be part – but only part – of the solution.

Date: 03/11/2013

Contributor: Harmonie Charland

The Mayor of Easthampton, Massachusetts has awarded a contract to a Hudson-based company to complete a fish ladder at the Manhan River Dam after about a decade of delays.

Pittsfield Ponders Cash Request to Nonprofits

Date: 03/11/2013

Contributor: Jeremy Goodwin

With tight budgets, many municipalities are looking for untapped sources of revenue.

Date: 03/08/2013

Contributor: Fred Bever

The day after House Speaker Robert DeLeo called for scaling back Governor Deval Patrick’s ambitious tax and spending plan, the governor defended his goals in a rare committee appearance, while voic

Attempts to Save Springfield's Allis Mansion

Date: 03/08/2013

Contributor: Katie Landeck

Preservationists hope a last minute proposal will spare a historic Springfield building from demolition.

Date: 03/08/2013

Contributor: Jill Kaufman

Among the many bills proposed by Massachusetts lawmakers early in this new legislative session is one that would give residents with Celiac disease a tax deduction. A growing number of people

Date: 03/07/2013

Contributor: Fred Bever

Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo says he agrees with Governor Deval Patrick that the state should spend more on transportation.

Date: 03/07/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

Prosecution and defense attorneys summed up their respective cases in the trial of Cara Rintala today in Hampshire Superior Court in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Farm Crop Forecast Looks Optimistic

Date: 03/06/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

Last year's unusually mild winter posed some challenges to farmers in the region.

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