EASTHAMPTON — Restoration work has begun on the city’s historic Civil War Memorial Plaque outside Old Town Hall, the home of CitySpace, after community supporter Silar Kopf spearheaded the effort.

LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow is moving forward with the Future Building Use Task Force’s distribution of a request for future use without restrictions for Old Town Hall’s development after the Select Board approved the request at its meeting on Sept. 8.

AGAWAM — When Agawam students and staff returned for classes last week, they found some new faces in familiar places at four schools.

SPRINGFIELD — At a meeting on Sept. 3, Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris answered questions from the City Council’s Health and Human Services and Public Safety committees about the state’s one-year ban on the sale of products derived from kratom.

SPRINGFIELD — St. Mark Armenian Fest took place on Sunday, Sept. 6 at St. Mark Armenian Apostolic Church in Springfield.

LONGMEADOW — Local singer-songwriter and social media content creator Mariel Darling has released her newest single, “Kettle Corn”. This song is near and dear to Darling’s heart as well as signifying a new era of her music.

HOLYOKE — Springfield resident Irma Medina Stewart has been named the inaugural dean of Holyoke Community College new Division of Integrative and Applied Learning.

EAST LONGMEADOW — It’s never too late, or too early, to begin planning for what comes next once you begin facing the challenges of aging.

CHICOPEE — The Conservation Commission recently approved the installation of chain-link fencing in the southwest region of the Westover Metropolitan Airport property, but residents are still fighting to stop the project.

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.