SOUTH HADLEY — The East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce is teeing up for its annual golf tournament to help award eight students from East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Hampden, Wilbraham and Ludlow with $16,000 in scholarships.

EASTHAMPTON — The one and only Bread & Puppet Circus is back on the road, and its fall 2026 tour, “The Upside Down World Circus,” will once again return to Easthampton on Sunday, Sept. 13, at Park Hill Orchard.

SOUTHWICK — It took a “little bit of a ways to get there,” said Select Board Chair Douglas Moglin when making the “cool announcement” that residents can now sign up to become subscribers to the town’s fiber-optic network. He also said residents can indicate interest in receiving the service in the future.

EASTHAMPTON — After more than an hour of public comment at its Sept. 2 meeting, the Easthampton City Council voted to move a resolution asking the city to divest from businesses that support Israel and Palestine to its Finance Committee.

NORTHAMPTON — When Art Always opened 25 years ago, owner and founder Lindsay Fogg-Willits was only offering the community art classes and a creative hangout space alongside her other local arts education jobs.

EASTHAMPTON — For three days this month, Easthampton will once again host all things Irish.

HOLYOKE — With Flock cameras becoming more prevalent in Massachusetts and across the country, the Holyoke City Council will investigate the technology’s history and use in the city.

SPRINGFIELD — For the first time since it was established in 2000, Dress for Success of Western Massachusetts served more than 1,000 people in a single fiscal year, helping women and gender nonbinary people to gain a career and their confidence.

WESTFIELD — The city of Westfield’s Engineering Department has announced that work will start on a roadway improvement project along a portion of Franklin Street, from Shepard Street through the Elm Street intersection, to enhance pedestrian safety.