Heath News

One year after police shot and killed a troubled 15-year-old boy, city and community leaders are still working to extract lessons from the incident.

Clark University President David Angel has signed a pledge that the university will have 20 percent "real food" by 2020.

Pittsfield's Billy Keane and Northampton's Heather Maloney will perform at the new Summer Sound festival on May 26, curated by Wandering Star Brewery and hosted by Tanglewood.

The water from the Quabbin Reservoir provided to 2.5 million residents is safe, officials from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority said Wednesday, one day after seven people with ties to the Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Singapore were caught trespassing shortly after midnight on the watershed property.

A fund has been set up for the Wakefield family who lost their home in a fire last week.

Unlike many of her peers, Williams College senior Meghan Kiesel has a job waiting for her when she graduates on June 2. But it wasn't an easy task.

This summer, only one in four teens between the ages of 16 and 19 is projected to find a job, according to a report by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University.

The School Committee is considering implementing a no-charge policy for student lunches following discussions on how to address a $20,460.47 in delinquent meal accounts.

Gaffey was fined $100 and the case was continued without a finding. * Brittany A. Caldwell, 25, of Veazie Street in North Adams, was arraigned on a charge of trespassing.

Selectman Robert A. Manners will be running for re-election, with a challenge coming from Shelburne Falls attorney Kevin D. Parsons in the Tuesday election.

An impressive collection of Lancaster memorabilia may be going up for sale or auction soon.

Clark University President David Angel has signed a pledge that the university will have 20 percent "real food" by 2020.

Chef Sara Moulton, host of Public Television's "Sara's Weeknight Meals," will be among the participants in WGBY-Public Television for Western New England's Asparagus Festival and Gala on June 2 and June 3. The festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on June 2 at Hadley's new Seven Sisters Market Bistro & Long Hollow Bison Farm.