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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

NORTHFIELD – Around 80 protesters gathered outside Thomas Aquinas College Saturday in opposition to the school’s selection of Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts as its 2025 commencement speaker.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — From education and affordable housing, to agriculture and federal funding cuts, area legislators at the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce’s annual legislative breakfast shared their priorities for this session.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

HOLYOKE — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal on Monday attacked President Donald Trump’s proposed budget bill as well as efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency to remake Social Security, while also criticizing the promotion of inflammatory rhetoric on social media as opposed to regular dialogue.

By GREG VINE

ORANGE — The nationwide “No Kings Day” protests brought an estimated 600 people to Memorial Park over the weekend as residents came together to voice opposition to a range of policies under the Trump administration.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — As a massive military parade comprising 128 U.S. Army tanks and more than 6,000 soldiers rolled through Washington, D.C. on Saturday, thousands from across Franklin County took to the streets to protest President Donald Trump in a “No Kings Day” demonstration.

By CHRIS LARABEE

As the “No Kings” movement prepares to take to the streets in all 50 states this weekend, activist groups in Franklin County have organized their own events.

By ALISON KUZNITZ

Days after President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops in California to respond to immigration enforcement protests, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey said he would oppose any similar tactics in Massachusetts, which has already come under fire for its “sanctuary” policies.

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — Residents voiced concerns about recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehensions and deportations, and support for a Medicare-for-All system and land conservation, during a town hall-style meeting with the Democrat representing the 7th Hampden District on Monday afternoon.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — The Charlemont Forum will kick off its annual speaker series on Thursday, May 8, with a presentation by University of Massachusetts Amherst political science professor Jesse Rhodes on voting rights in America.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — More than 300 people gathered in Turners Falls Thursday afternoon to honor “May Day” in a downtown parade and rally, calling for resistance against the Trump administration and wider community solidarity.

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — While Senate Democrats do not have much legislative action ready to launch in response to President Donald Trump, they spent more than two hours Monday ripping into the administration’s immigration crackdown and warning about damage to the rule of law.

By ADITI THUBE

Mike Kennealy didn’t grow up dreaming of politics as a child of middle-class parents in Reading. His father was a steelworker and his mother was a homemaker. From them, he inherited an understanding of the value of hard work and a deep belief in fairness.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — The two candidates for Selectboard, incumbent Christopher Boutwell and former selectman Edward Voudren, introduced themselves to voters and spoke to their vision for Montague during a forum ahead of the May 20 town election.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Though the deadline to pull nomination papers for November’s biennial city election is months away, five candidates have already thrown their hats into the ring for City Council.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

Returning from visiting two students who are being held in separate detention facilities in Louisiana, U.S. Rep. James McGovern said what he saw firsthand is individuals who are being imprisoned because of their political views.

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The May 5 town election will see a rematch of 2022’s race, as Selectboard Chair Tim Hilchey faces a challenge from former Selectboard member David Wolfram for a three-year term.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — “Part of a democracy is speaking up,” says Sarah Pirtle, who brought together dozens of protesters at the Iron Bridge on Saturday to sing songs of hope and spread resistance against the Trump administration as part of the national 50501 movement.

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — More than 120 area residents packed into Town Hall on Wednesday for a conversation with U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern to voice their ongoing concerns with the Trump administration.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — Several local Democratic Town Committees in Hampshire and Franklin counties, and Holyoke, are making an appeal to the Massachusetts congressional delegation to take stronger steps in confronting the Republican Party, the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk.