Chicopee St. Patrick’s Parade Committee prepares to name its next colleen
CHICOPEE — In less than two weeks, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee of Chicopee will name its next colleen to represent the city at the 73rd Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade on Sunday, March 22.
Bombyx Brass Collective presents pre-spring concert “Musical Flurries”
NORTHAMPTON — The Bombyx Brass Collective is gearing up for its next show, a pre-spring concert called “Musical Flurries,” on Sunday, March 1 at 3 p.m. at the Bombyx Center in Florence.
Submissions welcomed for April’s Northampton Youth Cinema Festival
NORTHAMPTON — Calling all young filmmakers aged 21 and younger, the Northampton Youth Cinema Festival is returning this April and is now accepting submissions for the upcoming 2026 showcase.
Longmeadow film screening to show the invisible threat of microplastics on human health
LONGMEADOW — On Feb. 25 in the Longmeadow High School auditorium, a coalition of town committees and organizations will be showing “Plastics People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics” to inform the public on the impact microplastics have on human health and the planet.
East Longmeadow School Committee moves ahead to next budgeting steps
EAST LONGMEADOW — The East Longmeadow School Committee voted to formalize step one of its fiscal year 2027 budget at its meeting on Feb. 9.
Springfield City Council to rescind ‘tainted’ vote, Whitfield apologizes
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield City Council called a special meeting to rescind a vote, after Springfield City Council President Tracye Whitfield failed to recuse herself from deliberation of a matter that she had financial and familial connections to.
Book highlights importance of middle school connection
SPRINGFIELD — For several years, Vilenti Tulloch has been training teachers and working with schoolchildren to learn vital lessons about creating environments in which children can learn. Now, Tulloch has authored a book, “Engage to Excel: Building Trust, Belonging and Success in the Middle School Years” to spread the core lesson that “care, trust and togetherness build connection.”
HOPE Center for the Arts receives $5 million earmark to improve building
SPRINGFIELD — An organization providing free arts and literacy education, and college preparation services to Springfield students has received a $5 million windfall of federal funding to continue its mission, repair its facility and expand its reach.
Longmeadow film screening to show the invisible threat of microplastics on human health
LONGMEADOW — On Feb. 25 in the Longmeadow High School auditorium, a coalition of town committees and organizations will be showing “Plastics People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics” to inform the public on the impact microplastics have on human health and the planet.
East Longmeadow School Committee moves ahead to next budgeting steps
EAST LONGMEADOW — The East Longmeadow School Committee voted to formalize step one of its fiscal year 2027 budget at its meeting on Feb. 9.
Springfield City Council to rescind ‘tainted’ vote, Whitfield apologizes
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield City Council called a special meeting to rescind a vote, after Springfield City Council President Tracye Whitfield failed to recuse herself from deliberation of a matter that she had financial and familial connections to.
Book highlights importance of middle school connection
SPRINGFIELD — For several years, Vilenti Tulloch has been training teachers and working with schoolchildren to learn vital lessons about creating environments in which children can learn. Now, Tulloch has authored a book, “Engage to Excel: Building Trust, Belonging and Success in the Middle School Years” to spread the core lesson that “care, trust and togetherness build connection.”
HOPE Center for the Arts receives $5 million earmark to improve building
SPRINGFIELD — An organization providing free arts and literacy education, and college preparation services to Springfield students has received a $5 million windfall of federal funding to continue its mission, repair its facility and expand its reach.
Holyoke discusses Finance Department changes, provides fiscal status updates
HOLYOKE — Following the recent approval by the City Council to improve the city’s Finance Department, Mayor Joshua Garcia and others hosted a press conference on Feb. 9 to talk about the newly improved department and the city’s current fiscal standing.
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