…And the World: We begin today in the Philippines, where Typhoon Haiyan has left utter devastation across the archipelago nation. The Los Angles Times reports on the human toll and need following the storm’s landfall and The Guardian and New York Times have more on
This is the second post in a series analyzing the results of the 2013 election. Last Tuesday was a big day in Springfield. The turnout was embarrassing, but the result was historic. Both the City Council and School Committee will feature a majority of minorities
UPDATED 4:51PM: For grammar and to reflect details from Fenton’s release. Please Email editor for prior version of this story. In the aftermath of Tuesday’s election among the upheavals will be the selection of the City Council president. Although defeated at-large Councilor Jimmy Ferrera was
UPDATED 11/9/13 2:17PM: For grammar This is the first part in a series on analyzing the results of the 2013 election. On balance liberals did fairly well in Tuesday’s election. Both of Boston’s mayoral candidate were thought to be progressives, but Rep. Martin Walsh was
In a blistering night for incumbents up and down the Pioneer Valley, new (or sorta new) faces will be joining elected bodies and entering the corner offices as voters went to the polls. Voters also installed new leaders in Boston, Easthampton and the State Senate
REMEMBER TO VOTE!!! See where to vote! Endorsements: Springfield City Council Holyoke Mayor & Springfield School Committee
The State of Things: Read our endorsement for Mayor of Holyoke and our endorsement for the Springfield City Council! AND DON’T FORGET TO VOTE TOMORROW!!! …And the World: We begin today in Egypt, where former President Mohamed Morsi declared he is still the nation’s rightful
UPDATED 12:56PM: For clarity. Below are the Springfield School Committee endorsements and our picks (or not) for Holyoke mayor and State Senate. Notable races we have not covered include the mayoral contests in Chicopee and Westfield as well as council and school committee races in
It is that time of the year once again. Election Day is only two days away. Please take a moment to visit the Secretary of the Commonwealth‘s website to learn where your polling place is, but also your ward to know what races you will
SPRINGFIELD—For years demographers and policy makers have raised concerns that Massachusetts’s third largest city and its region is suffering from brain drain. Its best and brightest were packing up and moving on. As bad as that problem was, its families, too were increasingly eschewing Springfield