Jill Kaufman

This is a developing story. Two separate apartment building fires in Holyoke, Mass., between Monday and Tuesday have displaced dozens of residents, according to city officials. On social media, Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia said Tuesday's fire displaced mor... See more

In the new novel "All that Life Can Afford," by Emily Everett, an American graduate student from Northampton, Massachusetts, goes off to London. Anna is eager to leave the U.S., steep herself in the land of English literature and write her dissertation on... See more

On a recent November morning about a dozen people are at Atlas Farm, in Deerfield, Massachusetts. They have about an hour before a van arrives to collect 100 bags — huge bags — of lettuce . The produce will then be distributed to food pantries, shelters, ... See more

When farm crops are harvested, there is often food left in the fields. That's where gleaners come in — gathering lettuce, potatoes and other crops that are still good and giving them to needy people. Sponsor Message JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Food banks around ... See more

Several days after a Nov. 7 blaze at Olympia Place in Amherst, Massachusetts, was contained, union fire fighters are calling on town management to fully staff the department. The fire, which destroyed an apartment complex and displaced 232 people, "tested... See more