Members of the Belchertown, Mass., select board narrowly agreed Monday night to put a property tax override question on the annual town meeting ballot. If it passes, additional revenue could address a $2.1 million funding gap in next year's school budget.

Some of the reasons: rising costs amid climate and health care crises, a desire to reduce property taxes, plus an easier approval process.

Remote access became an option for many meetings during the pandemic, but not all local governments adopted the practice.

Even before Donald Trump became president again and signed several anti-LGBTQ+ orders, more than two dozen states had been building up their policies. Seeking a quality of life with less discrimination, some families with LGBTQ+ children decided to move to states with more protections in place. One family recently arrived in western Massachusetts from South Carolina.

For a lot of Maine, summertime is when tourism booms and people get outside. But for northern and inland Mainers, the winter is a busy season, as people take advantage of the ice and snow. Over 2,100 people participated in this year's Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby.

The Tortilleria Semilla Co-op models respect for working environments and ancestral cooking methods as they aim to grow and inspire others.

More than two dozen landmarks in and around New Haven were to be lit up in yellow Friday to remember the victims of the Holocaust.

The David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University presents a play based on the true story of a massacre on the Bojayá community in Colombia.

After his wife's unexpected death, Dave Dauphinais is trying to preserve her beloved Tuftonboro General Store — and her legacy.

At the Pride Center of Vermont, Trans Program Manager and SafeSpace Advocate Em Russo says people are thinking through gender markers on their documents, coming together in support group settings and — finding moments of joy.