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With rising costs, limited funding, one western Mass. school district projects 'extreme layoffs' School committee members in Massachusetts are drafting budgets for the 2025-2026 school year. In Belchertown, school officials say limited funding from the state and the town could cause 30 positions ...

"This is not the first time we've dealt with layoffs... This is certainly the first time we've dealt with these extreme layoffs."

Happy Birthday to Lydia Maria Child, a fierce abolitionist who never stopped believing in her country's ideals and in her responsibility to fight for them. She was witty and wise; uncompromising but generous; realistic but hopeful. Truly a great American. Happy birthday, LMC!
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Investigations into Catholic dioceses changed laws in other states — and Mass. victims want the same The results of a Massachusetts attorney general's investigation into child sexual abuse at the Fall River, Springfield and Worcester dioceses have never been made public. The AG's office said it needs...

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What survivors, advocates know about Mass. AG's inquiry into child sexual abuse at Catholic dioceses Although the results of the Massachusetts attorney general's inquiry into child sexual abuse at the Fall River, Springfield and Worcester dioceses have not been made public, an investigator told a sur...

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Suffragist Susan B. Anthony influenced by childhood Quaker roots in Adams The Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum in Adams, Massachusetts, is celebrating what would have been the suffragette's 205th birthday this month. Anthony, who devoted her life to fighting for a woman's...

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Lawsuit: Elms College professor asked class to scrutinize students' sexual assault allegations During a classroom discussion, a teacher at Elms College asked students to assess the credibility of two sexual assault lawsuits filed against another student, the college and college administrators, ...

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Report: Police response 'reasonable,' but UMass Amherst officials could have chosen another way A new report conducted by a Boston-based law firm hired by the University of Massachusetts looks closely at the Amherst campus' police response during the 2024 student protests connected to the War in...

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Looking for supportive community, South Carolina family with LGBTQ+ kids moves to western Mass. Even before Donald Trump became president again and signed several anti-LGBTQ+ orders, more than two dozen states had been building up their policies. Seeking a quality of life with less discriminatio...

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At long last a poet laureate will bring verse to people of Massachusetts A first ever Massachusetts poet laureate will be selected sometime this year. Poetry "enriches the civic life of Massachusetts in innumerable ways," Governor Maura Healey wrote in an executive order a...

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Lori Streeter, Franklin County's interim sheriff: 'my strength here is my experience' Franklin County's Interim Sheriff Lori Streeter is a few weeks into her new job. While she is no stranger to Greenfield, Mass., her new role job makes her the face of the agency. That's something she ...

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Looking for supportive community, South Carolina family with LGBTQ+ kids moves to western Mass. Even before Donald Trump became president again and signed several anti-LGBTQ+ orders, more than two dozen states had been building up their policies. Seeking a quality of life with less discriminatio...

"We're not waiting until something has to happen to our son before we make that decision...."

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