James Paleologopoulos

In a matter of months, Hampshire College will close its doors in western Massachusetts. It will mark the end of a 60-year-long experiment that broke new ground in the world of higher education.While students, alumni and locals continue to mourn the coming loss, there was cause for celebration over the weekend at what was likely the school’s final spring commencement.

Baystate Health says a convenient care facility is coming to Ware within the next 9-12 months. Dubbed "Baystate Mary Lane Convenient Care," the facility will sport four exam rooms, as well as "on-site imaging and a laboratory." It will not be going on the same spot as the former Mary Lane Hospital, though Baystate says it remains committed to the former campus and preserving the remaining Wetherby building, seen here.

A resolution aimed at getting Springfield City Council members to attend more meetings in person led to a spat in council chambers this week.

Ahead of Memorial Day, a small group of veterans and family members made their way up Mount Holyoke in western Massachusetts. They continued an annual tradition of honoring military members lost during a tragic accident over 80 years ago.

Earlier this month, about a dozen tenants were locked out of their apartments in Holyoke, Massachusetts, unable to access the multi-story building since it was condemned by the city.Inspectors deemed the structure “uninhabitable.” Now, the tenants and Holyoke officials are looking for answers.

Calling out a rise in “youth disturbances” at Union Station, the mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, is also now calling for an end to free busing in the city – a move that’s attracting criticism from riders and local leaders.

In eastern Massachusetts, the bog-standard cranberry holds the mantle of “state fruit” (technically, “state berry”).But in western Mass., a third grade class and several lawmakers have been the tip of the spear in calls to make asparagus the state vegetable.

Primary contests big and small have been shaping up across Massachusetts – but, come Sept. 1st, one in particular will appear on ballots in all four of the state's westernmost counties, plus some of Central Mass.

After residents passed one of the largest budget gap-filling overrides of its kind in western Massachusetts this year, the mayor of Easthampton says the city has its work cut out for it – including actual cuts.

The debate over data centers is ramping up in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where the City Council is weighing a ban just as a developer eyes a particular parcel.