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By SAM DRYSDALE

Students with cognitive disabilities and English language learners could stand to benefit the most from a ballot initiative that would “greatly diminish the state’s role as a gatekeeper to high school graduation,” and lower the stakes of statewide...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Mark Thompson was victorious in a three-way race to fill a spot on Royalston’s Selectboard.In a special election held on Tuesday, Thompson – who also serves on the town’s Planning Board – garnered 162 votes, while former board members...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL – Voter turnout for the primary election held at Athol Town Hall on Tuesday was similar to the rest of the state, with 11% of registered voters taking part, though many did so ahead of time.Town Clerk Nancy Burnham said that the most of the...

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON – There’s little competition in next week’s state primaries, and Secretary of State William Galvin expects voter turnout of around 15%.Based on ballots cast so far by mail and in early-voting hours, Galvin on Thursday forecast that the Tuesday,...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – When voters go to the polls next Tuesday, not only will they be choose their respective party nominees for state and federal offices, they will also decide the next Selectboard member.Along with the state primary, a Special Town Election...

By STEVE PEOPLES and ZEKE MILLER

CHICAGO — Over and over, from the massive stage in the electric convention hall, the Democrats this week predicted that Kamala Harris would defeat Donald Trump. They described her as a historic figure, the embodiment of hope, “the president of...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON — A trio of Proposition 2½ debt-exclusion questions were approved by voters at a special election on Tuesday and an override was defeated on a vote that couldn’t have been any closer.The override that would have provided $75,411 for the...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – In one week, voters will decide on three Proposition 2 ½ debt exclusions and one override totaling approximately $1 million.The Special Town Election will take place next Tuesday, Aug. 6.The amount of each of the debt exclusions was...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WESTFIELD — Franklin and Hampshire county residents got a first-hand opportunity to see the presumptive Democratic nominee for president over the weekend as Vice President Kamala Harris landed in western Massachusetts on Saturday for a fundraising...

By ALEXA LEWIS

“Elation” is what Nathan Markee, vice chair of the Easthampton Democratic City Committee, felt when he opened his phone on Sunday to the news that Joe Biden rescinded his candidacy for a second presidential term.Other local Democrats — whether they...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Between now and the first Tuesday in September, voters in Royalston will be going to the polls twice.A Special Town Election scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 6, will determine the fate of three Proposition 2 ½ debt exclusions and one override....

By MARK SHERMAN

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the first time that former presidents have some immunity from prosecution, extending the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020...

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON – Voters are on track to get the final say over whether Massachusetts businesses should pay a higher minimum wage to tipped employees after the state’s highest court on Thursday concluded that a proposed ballot question is properly drafted.The...

By RUIHAN YANG

A ballot initiative and a proposed substitute version are pushing for the legalization of psychedelics in Massachusetts within the next year, but opponents said “it’s too premature.”The ballot initiative promoted by Massachusetts for Mental Health...

By GREG VINE

PHILLIPSTON –In her first foray into local politics, Nicole Gough won Monday’s Town Election to fill a one-year term on the Selectboard, besting Earl Sweat, a member of the Board of AssessorsGough won by only 26 votes, earing 123 votes to Sweat’s 97....

By GREG VINE

PHILLIPSTON – In next Monday’s Annual Town Election, voters will choose the next member of the Selectboard and a Proposition 2 ½ override aimed at handling the town’s expenses.The race for Selectboard between candidates Nicole Gough and Earl Sweat is...

ERVING — Monday’s election saw incumbents reelected to their roles, including Highway Superintendent Glenn McCrory, who fended off Anthony Cunha for a one-year tree warden position, as well as the rejection of a debt exclusion to pay to demolish the...

By GREG VINE

PHILLIPSTON – Earl Sweat, a member of the Board of Assessors, has thrown his hat into the ring for a one-year term on the Selectboard.He joins fellow resident Nicole Gough in the contest to serve out the remaining year of former board member Dan...

By GREG VINE

PHILLIPSTON – After living in town for two decades, Nicole Gough has decided it’s time to make her first foray into local politics.Gough is running to fill the one year remaining on the term of former Selectboard member Dan Sanden, who resigned...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL– A Proposition 2 ½ override aimed at increasing staff at the Athol Fire Department passed at Monday’s Town Election.By only 96 votes – 639 to 543 – voters said “yes” to a $286,000 override to fund the hiring of three paramedic/EMT/firefighters....

By Greg Vine

ATHOL – In addition to the race for the Athol Royalston Regional School Committee and a $286,000 Proposition 2 ½ override to decide, voters at Monday’s Annual Town Election are being asked to approve 31 changes to the Town Charter.Instead of voting on...