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Saving Lives or Restricting Rights? What a “Yes” or “No” Vote on Question 9 Means (opens the original)
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EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - This November, voters in Western Massachusetts will decide whether to keep or get rid of the state’s major gun law by voting on Ballot Question 9. The law in question (House Bill 4885) was passed to tighten gun regulations in the state. It includes: Gun Owners Say It Goes Too Far Kendall Knapik, co-owner of Pioneer Valley Arms, says her customers are frustrated and confused. She points out that voting “no” doesn’t mean Massachusetts will have no gun laws. “It
Massachusetts voters to decide whether to repeal legal recreational marijuana (opens the original)
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SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Massachusetts voters will decide on November 3 whether to repeal legal recreational marijuana, a move that could make the state the first in the country to reverse legalization of adult-use cannabis. Massachusetts legalized recreational marijuana in 2016. If voters approve the ballot question, dispensaries could see fewer customers after November and recreational marijuana could become illegal again. Wendy Wakeman, a spokesperson for Yes on 8, said legal recreation
Westfield families gather each September 11 to remember three local victims (opens the original)
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WESTFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Each September 11, a Westfield neighborhood gathers for a ceremony remembering Danny Trant, Brian Murphy, and Tara Shea Creamer, three local people who died during the attacks. Trant’s sister, Sally, travels 816 miles from South Carolina to return to Westfield each year and celebrate her brother’s life. The basketball court where the ceremony takes place did not exist when Trant was alive, but Sally said it reminds her of him. The two grew up as two of nine children
Online learning grows as more families choose education at home (opens the original)
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SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- About six percent of school-age children in the U.S. are currently learning at home, according to a study updated in May by the National Home Education Research Institute. That represents more than 3.4 million students - about 750,000 more than in spring 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase follows a period when millions of families shifted to learning from home after classrooms closed in 2020. For some families, the temporary arrangement became a perma
Gov. Healey signs “Freedom to Read” law to prevent book bans (opens the original)
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A bill signed by Governor Maura Healey Monday afternoon will prevent book bans in schools and protect librarians. The “Freedom to Read Bill” expands public library facilities, creates a requirement to keep libraries staffed, and establishes a process to stop books from being removed over politics. It also requires education agencies to keep track of any attempts to restrict access to books and the outcome of those challenges. Copyright 2026 Western Mass News (WGG
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