The primaries have passed. Yard signs are up. And if you sit down to watch football on a Sunday, campaign commercials seem to appear during every other break. There is no mistaking it: election season is here.

HOLYOKE – For the second year in a row, Chef Tracy Carter was recognized with a national award for her work as chair of the culinary arts department at Holyoke Community College. In July, Carter received the 2026 Innovation Award from Real Milk California and the Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education (CAFÉ) for…

The spectacle unfolding in the federal court case, League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump, over Executive Order 14399 on August 7, 2026 is less about arcane administrative law than about time and how fragile democratic processes become when powerful actors treat elections as a fast-moving policy deadline. The dispute over the Trump administration’s…

Welcome back, Springfield Public Schools families! As we begin the 2026-27 school year, I am filled with excitement about the opportunities ahead and gratitude for the students, families, educators, staff, and community partners who make Springfield Public Schools the best school district in Massachusetts. We continue to move forward.