LONGMEADOW — State Sen. Jake Oliveira and state Rep. Brian Ashe appeared at the Longmeadow Public Schools district office on Oct. 23 to present a ceremonial check for $75,000 to strengthen security measures across the district.

LONGMEADOW — Nearly five years after a fire destroyed the 62-year-old Maple Shopping Center on Nov. 23, 2021, Longmeadow and the Pun family are beginning a brand-new chapter after celebrating the plaza’s grand reopening.

LONGMEADOW — When Longmeadow resident Isa Traverso-Burger unexpectedly lost her job last year, she chose to see it as an opportunity to build a career out of something she loves to do most — songwriting.

CHICOPEE — As part of National Bus Safety Week, Chicopee and BusPatrol hosted a press conference on Oct. 23 to discuss their partnership, their mission to enforce student pedestrian safety and their new PSA campaign, “Safety is Shared.”

AGAWAM — An eerie New England coastal town, an old house and a legend that may not appear to be what it seems. This is the setting for local author Chris Pisano’s debut book young adult novel, “The Secret Spirit Society: The Legend of Captain Shanks.”

AGAWAM — Two Agawam elementary schools — Sapelli and Granger — were among more than 50 schools in the state receiving special recognition in September.

AGAWAM — Agawam city councilors want the School Committee to know they support its authority over school traditions.

WILBRAHAM — After nearly four years of work on the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District regional agreement, the end is almost near.

EAST LONGMEADOW — The East Longmeadow School Committee is continuing discussion on the rollout and implementation of phone-free school days.