LONGMEADOW — Changes may be coming to the streets around the Longmeadow Big Y.

HOLYOKE — On Oct. 6 and 7, a subcommittee and City Council decided not to support a proposed resolution that would state that Holyoke is not a sanctuary city.

EAST LONGMEADOW — The Planning Board reconvened the public hearing on a proposed set of four warehouses at 330 Chestnut St. on Oct. 7.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Each year, as part of the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s accountability reporting, it selects schools that have exceeded targets for growth and improvement.

WESTFIELD — To usher in the cooler weather, the changing leaves, and, of course, Halloween, on Oct. 18, Westfield On Weekends will host its eighth annual PumpkinFest, which has quickly become one of the region’s must-go events for the fall and it features all things pumpkiny.

SPRINGFIELD — What’s been a monthslong battle against drug paraphernalia has now culminated in an expanded partnership between the city and Hampden County Sheriff’s Department.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — West Springfield Public Schools received a $300,000 earmark from the state for capital improvements, education programming and transportation.

CHICOPEE — On Oct. 8, Elms College entered into a new agreement with Springfield Technical Community College and Holyoke Community College that will allow students of those two community colleges to reside in residence halls at Elms.

WESTFIELD — On Oct. 6, the School Committee was treated to a presentation by third and fourth grade members of the newly-formed Young Historians Club at Westfield River Elementary School.