1+ week, 5+ day ago   (685+ words) SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health has come under pressure after two protests outside of its corporate offices demanded the hospital system reinstate gender-affirming care for youth and advocate for a public healthcare system. “Baystate is violating their own charter because they have…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (415+ words) My dad took this image of my mom and me in June 2026, days before my mother received an early-stage dementia diagnosis, likely Alzheimer’s disease. I’ve always expected grief and devastation for families after this diagnosis. The drugs available in the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (265+ words) Residents are encouraged to take precautions when outdoors, as West Nile virus has now been detected in mosquitos in five Franklin County communities. According to the state Department of Public Health, no human cases of West Nile have been reported…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (841+ words) BROOKLINE, Vt. — Whenever Jessica Kyle, a Vermont resident, dropped her stepson Zachery Stolpp off at school, she would overhear the other parents say, “Have a good day,” before their children skipped off to class. Instead, she would tell Stolpp, the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (796+ words) TURNERS FALLS — Seventy-five years ago, a Franklin County mother wrote a letter to the Greenfield Recorder calling for fellow parents of children with disabilities to come together and support one another. Rita Marguerite Canedy had two children with disabilities and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (442+ words) A joint statement issued Friday by the insurance company and hospital is designed to allay fears about Cooley Dickinson primary care providers leaving Blue Cross’ Medicare Advantage PPO and HMO networks as of Oct. 1. “Cooley Dickinson primary care providers remain…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (884+ words) GREENFIELD — A year after its first meeting, the Opioid Use and Prevention Commission is making progress toward establishing grant opportunities for organizations and individuals looking to implement addiction prevention and treatment programs in the city. City Council established the commission…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (383+ words) WENDELL — Village Neighbors and the Neighborhood Aging and Dementia Support Group have formed a quarterly book discussion group centered on caring for loved ones with dementia, memory loss and other issues related to aging. The reading group will have its…...