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By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — In an hour-long debate that covered economic development, housing and the future of downtown, the city’s two mayoral candidates were perhaps most at odds when discussing police and school funding.“It’s a false narrative that [Precinct 3...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Incumbent Mayor Roxann Wedegartner and Precinct 3 Councilor Virginia “Ginny” DeSorgher are beginning to rake in endorsements for their mayoral run as the November election inches closer.Wedegartner and DeSorgher both announced their...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Two upcoming events will offer voters a chance to pose questions to the two mayoral candidates, as well as candidates in races for City Council, School Committee and the Board of Assessors ahead of the city’s Nov. 7 election.The first...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — The road to the November 2024 ballot continues for the most closely watched initiative petitions, dealing with the role of the MCAS test as a graduation requirement, the rights and benefits for drivers on app-based platforms, rent control,...

By JAMES PENTLAND

Directors of the state’s largest teachers union have voted to back a ballot question aimed at ending the use of the MCAS exam as a high school graduation requirement.The ballot question was among 42 filed with the Attorney General’s Office last week,...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — With the period for submitting nomination papers now closed, this year’s city election will have two certified candidates for mayor, eliminating the need for a September preliminary election to narrow the field.Mayor Roxann Wedegartner...

By SAM DRYSDALE and CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Massachusetts voters could be asked to settle two major education debates in 2024, but retailers may pass on bringing tax cuts to next year’s ballot.The state’s largest teachers union is considering ballot questions that would eliminate the...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — With the city at what many would consider a political and cultural crossroads, members of the Progressive Blueprint for Greenfield, an independent advocacy group, took to the Greenfield Common on Saturday to communicate their mission to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

LEYDEN — Former Selectboard member Erica Jensen is back on the board for a three-year term after voters elected her in an uncontested race on Monday.Jensen, 60, is returning to the Selectboard one year after her one-year term ended. While all races...

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

LEYDEN — With longtime Selectboard member Bill Glabach opting not to seek reelection this year, a former member is looking to return to the board to fill his seat.Erica Jensen, who was elected to a one-year term on the Selectboard in 2021, has thrown...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Two races will need to be sorted out by the Selectboard in the coming weeks as several write-in candidates tied for victory in Tuesday’s town election.In an election with no contested races, there was a six-way tie for a three-year term as...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BUCKLAND — With 252 ballots cast, voters approved all three ballot questions in this year’s town election, including a $151,262 override that will fund the fiscal year 2024 operating budget. Voters who cast their ballots on Tuesday overwhelmingly...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — Residents elected George Forcier to the Board of Assessors in the only contested race in this year’s town election, while three other seats remain vacant.Forcier, a former and longtime editor at the Greenfield Recorder, defeated incumbent...

SHUTESBURY — Two newcomers will join the School Committee after winning the only contested seats in Saturday’s town election.Jeremy Mailloux and Anna Cederberg Heard, with 237 and 205 votes, earned election over Nathaniel Charles Longcope and Mary Lou...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — A contested Board of Assessors race will be decided in this year’s town election, while four seats have no candidates on the ballot.Roxanne Parent, an incumbent assessor who won a one-year term in last year’s election, is being challenged by...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — The town’s upcoming election will feature no contested races for the second consecutive year; however, three positions have attracted no ballot candidates.While nobody is going head to head in this year’s election, two three-year library...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BUCKLAND — Voters in this year’s town election will be asked to weigh in on three ballot questions, including a $151,262 override to fund the fiscal year 2024 operating budget, as well as new candidates for Selectboard, School Committee and town...

CHARLEMONT — There is one contested race in the Tuesday, May 23 town election, and four positions on the ballot for which no one is running.Polls will be open at Hawlemont Regional School from noon to 7 p.m.Incumbent William Harker is running against...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Establishing community choice aggregation that could provide residents with more green-sourced electricity, opposing the use of artificial turf in the new track and field project at Amherst-Pelham Regional High School and adopting a $6.91...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — Incumbents prevailed on the Board of Assessors and Housing Authority with victories in Tuesday’s election.The two seats were the only contests on the ballot and the winning candidates each received about 60% of the vote out of the 414...