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By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Farms across western Massachusetts losing important grants, such as those that support produce getting from fields to schools and those that help protect the environment. The University of Massachusetts having National Institutes of Health grants stripped, as colleges and universities see their academic freedom impeded.

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON — Amid cuts comprising about 82,000 Department of Veterans Affairs employees and form emails being sent en masse to federal employees asking for five weekly bullet points justifying their work, William Cutler is just trying to care for veterans and get to retirement.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — “Nobody knows how to start a revolution better than us,” said U.S. Sen. Ed Markey Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Park, where more than 800 people came to collectively ignite the sparks of revolution against what they described as President Donald Trump’s “technocratic dictatorship.”

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON — Commemorating the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine, a handful of activists with Massachusetts Peace Action stood outside U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern’s Northampton office on Monday afternoon to demand peace negotiations. This standout mirrored another held by the organization at the same time in Boston.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — It wasn’t the coffee that had the people inside the First Churches of Northampton energetic and on edge Saturday morning. Some 500 people crowded into the church shoulder to shoulder, mutually distressed about national politics, and voiced those concerns in a coffee hour town hall with U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern that lasted close to two hours.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Mass General Brigham announced large-scale layoffs across its entire hospital system on Monday, a move that is likely to affect Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton.

By EMILEE KLEIN

The “Doomsday Clock” is moving forward.

By ALEXA LEWIS

Just a few days before a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas began last Sunday, more than 120 Valley residents eagerly tuned in to a virtual presentation by authors and friends — one Palestinian and the other Jewish — who for some time have sought ways to find common ground and bridge the divide between their peoples.

By SCOTT MERZBACH,EMILEE KLEIN andALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Lowering higher education costs, supporting K-12 public education, confronting climate change, creating more housing and protecting and expanding health care and reproductive care are among the priorities this year for the legislative delegation...

By EMILEE KLEIN

Sue Stubbs isn’t afraid of taking risks — in fact, she welcomes it.In the 1980s, near the beginning of Stubb’s 44-year career as ServiceNet’s CEO, there weren’t any homeless shelters to serve Northampton’s unsheltered population. The state saw...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

Expectant mothers prescribed medication for substance use disorders can seek prenatal care without risk of being reported to the state’s Department of Children and Families, under the omnibus opioid bill signed into law this week.That key provision...

By ALEXA LEWIS

Hunched against the cold in a warehouse filled with freshly picked vegetables, a farm laborer sat down for lunch. But her mind was somewhere else.“I’m feeling scared, because when I go out, I’m not feeling safe to walk to the supermarket. I’m worried...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Two Hampshire County organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with homelessness during the cold winter months are receiving a combined $1.25 million from the state to expand services. The recipients, Craig’s Doors of Amherst and...

By ALEXA LEWIS

The 15th annual March for the Food Bank with Monte Belmonte will once again traverse the 43 miles from Springfield to Greenfield over Monday and Tuesday.The march has become known not only for the creative costumes donned by marchers pushing decorated...

By ALEXA LEWIS

While many families are gearing up for their holiday feasts, a large number of Massachusetts residents are struggling to put food on the table. Amid unusually high prices and the conclusion of many pandemic-era supports, local food banks and survival...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — A $100 million fund to support the health and resilience of the Connecticut River watershed, including money that would go toward improving aging flood controls and dikes and upgrading water and sewer systems, is being sought by area...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — As the threat of a brush fire that scorched 55 acres of wilderness in the Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area waned on Monday, state fire officials say Massachusetts is not out of the woods yet when it comes to fires that have proliferated...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Coin experts across the region are sounding the alarm about an influx of fakes manufactured in China and infiltrating the U.S. market.Chinese-made counterfeits of collector and circulating coins are more rampant than ever, according to...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — Regional human service agencies Pathlight and ServiceNet are merging in a move that leaders say will enable Pathlight’s programming to continue and allow ServiceNet to expand resources it already offers.The organizations’ leaders and...

By DOMENIC POLI

WORCESTER — The MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center’s executive director is being sued by a former co-worker, alleging she has lost out on consulting contracts because of damaging information spread by her ex-colleague.Maura Geary is the first...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Several members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation, including U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, are demanding an explanation on reports of price disparities found at different Stop & Shop locations in the commonwealth, something the...