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Shannon Liss-Riordan, a labor attorney and candidate for Massachusetts attorney general, launched her campaign in late January.
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Crews have cleared the scene of a crash along the westbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike.
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Starting Friday across the border in Connecticut, the 25 cent gas tax has been suspended through the end of June, as a way to offset the impact of high gas prices.
A major utility company headquartered in Hartford is proposing a rate increase.. that will directly impact its many western Massachusetts customers.
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Locally, businesses with delivery services continue to be impacted by the cost of fueling up.
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On Thursday, President Biden announced the largest release of national oil reserve in U.S. history as part of his administration’s plans to help with the rising gas prices. So, how will this new plan work? Western Mass News took questions straight to a…
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The attorney representing the courthouse employees told Western Mass News the Massachusetts Trial Court is trying to limit specific issues from being presented in the courtroom, such as the recent sewage backup just two weeks ago.
New COVID-19 cases saw a slight uptick statewide, but Baystate reports a decline in hospitalizations, down to just 22 people hospitalized with COVID-19 Tuesday at all of their facilities only three…
Two Springfield, Massachusetts police officers have been found guilty of assault for instigating an off-duty fight after an argument in a bar in 2015. Two other officers charged in the case were acquitted Thursday by a Hampden Superior Court jury that …
MGM Springfield is teaming up with the state’s Gaming Commission to curb the negative impacts of gambling on residents in the city.
