OP-ED: Heat stroke is no joke

By Tim Frost on June 20, 2020 As states begin to relax stay-at-home COVID-19 restrictions, populations on lockdown are flocking… Read more

Local health expert offers tips to safe safe in the summer heat

By Lindsey Kane on June 20, 2020 SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Today is the first official day of summer, but… Read more

Family and community led the way for high school valedictorian

By Jeremy C. Fox on June 20, 2020 This year’s high school graduates have faced upheavals unlike any class in… Read more

Let’s not forget about afterschool programs

By Ardith Wieworka on June 20, 2020 “I MISS MY FRIENDS.” “Sometimes my teacher doesn’t see me when I raise my… Read more

Op-ed: Make Covid-19 health care regs permanent

By Joseph McDonough on June 18, 2020 The entire healthcare industry is facing unrivaled challenges amid the coronavirus surge. Hospitals… Read more

Exonerated brothers compensated $2 million each

By Eddie Kadhim on June 17, 2020 Birthdays, holidays, funerals— how do you pay someone back for stealing memories? On… Read more

Maryland brothers awarded $3.8 million after being wrongfully jailed for 24 years

By Ovetta Wiggins on June 17, 2020 Eric Simmons and Kenneth “JR” McPherson, two brothers who spent 24 years in… Read more

‘Like A Huge Jigsaw Puzzle’: School Leaders Struggle To Make Reopening Plans

By Carrie Jung on June 10, 2020 Here’s one thing that's certain about the new school year: in-person learning is… Read more

With some remote learning likely for the fall, schools agonize over how much Zoom time to impose

By Jenna Russell on June 10, 2020 The global pandemic upended life as we know it, shutting down school campuses… Read more

Whitinsville-Based UniBank Celebrates 150th Anniversary

By Spectrum New Staff on June 4, 2020 WHITINSVILLE - A Massachusetts bank is celebrating it's 150th birthday during a… Read more

Community Foundation of NC Mass. allocates $31,200 grant for PPE for local hospitals

FITCHBURG — The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts announced $31,200 in grant funds have been given to Heywood Hospital… Read more

Out-of-Town Paramedics to Leave NYC After Responding to Thousands of Emergency Calls

Published May 28, 2020 First responders who answered New York City's call at the height of the coronavirus pandemic will… Read more