WILBRAHAM — Results from a 2025 Youth Risk Behavioral Study administered to Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District students show a staggering percentage of Wilbraham Middle School students struggling with their mental health.

LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow will be seeing a brand new middle school join the town within the next few years, and along with it comes a brand new principal from just across the Connecticut River.

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Board of Health has approved a nicotine-free generation regulation that will prohibit residents born after July 1, 2005, from purchasing tobacco or nicotine products in the city.

NORTHAMPTON — The Department of Health and Human Services is looking for a new Hampshire HOPE coordinator after the position recently became vacant.

LONGMEADOW — June marks the beginning of construction preparation for the new unified Longmeadow Middle School, a job that is expected to wrap up by fall 2028.

NORTHAMPTON — With about a year to go before an override vote pierces Northampton, the City Council approved Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra’s $152.5 million budget for fiscal year 2027 during its June 4 meeting.

NORTHAMPTON — The Senior Center is presenting senior artists with an opportunity to have their work displayed inside the center’s hallway gallery through a series of solo shows set to begin in October and run until September of next year.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — West Springfield families showed up in droves to support 22 refugee students from all around the globe, recognizing them for sharing stories of courage, perseverance and resilience.

EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton voters have approved the $6.9 million tax override during the Special City Election on June 9, securing the bulk of school and city services that would have been drastically cut if the vote had failed.