EASTHAMPTON — As part of the city’s annual WinterFest event and fundraiser for Nashawannuck Pond, the Easthampton Fire Department will host its Polar Plunge for the third straight year on Feb. 14 from 3-4 p.m.

HOLYOKE — After over a century in Holyoke, Blessed Sacrament Parish School announced it is closing when the school year ends in June.

SOUTH HADLEY — The South Hadley Elementary School Building Committee will host a community meeting and Mosier School tour on Feb. 5, according to the town.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — An evening of romance, intrigue and a little theatrical mayhem is on the menu when the Rotary Club of West Springfield hosts its Valentine’s Murder Mystery Dinner Fundraiser on Sunday, Feb. 1, from 5-8 p.m. at Tansey’s Catered Table in Agawam.

SPRINGFIELD — Winter Storm Fern ravaged much of the country over the course of four days, hitting Western Massachusetts as a nor’easter and dropping 18 to 20 inches of snow between Jan. 25 and 26.

SOUTHWICK — After nearly three years of fits and starts, a request for bids to build six pickleball courts at Whalley Park was released a couple weeks ago.

SOUTHWICK — Before the Planning Board tackled a request by Art Ribinskas, the owner of Crepes Tea House, to continue outdoor cooking once a week at his restaurant on Feeding Hills Road, he had to answer why there had been two complaints about it over the last few months.

WESTFIELD — Twelve contestants competing to be the 2026 Sons of Erin colleen gathered on the morning of Jan. 18 to have their photos taken, get to know each other, and learn about all the responsibilities of the colleen and her court.

WESTFIELD — Race Director Harry Rock has announced that registration opens on Feb. 1 at westfieldriver.org/races for the 71st running of the Westfield River Wildwater Races on April 18.