East Longmeadow

East Longmeadow resident takes home Howdy Award for transportation

By Peter Tuohy | May 7, 2026

East Longmeadow resident takes home Howdy Award for transportation

EAST LONGMEADOW — Not all heroes wear capes; some drive a school bus instead.

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East Longmeadow School Committee tackles budget deficit

By Peter Tuohy | May 1, 2026

East Longmeadow School Committee tackles budget deficit

EAST LONGMEADOW — The East Longmeadow School Committee is working to bridge a $1.1 million deficit from the town’s requested level services budget of 3%.

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Massachusetts Senate passes sweeping environmental bond bill

By Sarah Heinonen | Apr 30, 2026

Massachusetts Senate passes sweeping environmental bond bill

The Massachusetts Senate recently voted 36-3 in favor of a $3.64 billion bill to address climate change, protect the state’s natural resources and make much needed infrastructure improvements across the state, including in Western Massachusetts.

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Western Mass Wheelers brings the outdoors back to seniors

By Tina Lesniak | Apr 28, 2026

Western Mass Wheelers brings the outdoors back to seniors

EAST LONGMEADOW — A new nonprofit is rolling into Western Massachusetts this spring with a simple but powerful mission: helping people get back outside.

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Local creatives promote works at Artists and Authors Fair

By Peter Tuohy | Apr 24, 2026

Local creatives promote works at Artists and Authors Fair

EAST LONGMEADOW — People of all ages had the opportunity to step into the various worlds of storytelling, and meet those who create them, at the Pleasant View Senior Center’s Artists and Authors Fair on April 23.

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East Longmeadow woman donates kidney to husband fighting rare disease

By Peter Tuohy | Apr 23, 2026

East Longmeadow woman donates kidney to husband fighting rare disease

EAST LONGMEADOW — One East Longmeadow couple is not only now connected by love, but by a transplant, after a resident donated her kidney to help her husband fight Complement 3 Glomerulopathy, an extremely rare kidney disease.

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Activist Lachenmeyer to challenge Puppolo in Democratic primary

By Sarah Heinonen | Apr 21, 2026

Activist Lachenmeyer to challenge Puppolo in Democratic primary

SPRINGFIELD — This fall, voters will have a choice of who will represent them in the state House of Representitives’ 12th Hampden District.

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East Longmeadow Town Council upholds marijuana moratorium

By Peter Tuohy | Apr 20, 2026

East Longmeadow Town Council upholds marijuana moratorium

EAST LONGMEADOW — The East Longmeadow Town Council voted to shut down a referendum seeking to overturn the 2017 moratorium that banned the commercial sale of marijuana in town, with Councilor Jim Leydon saying the decision was made for the ‘health and safety of all the young kids in town.”

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East Longmeadow Lions Club hooks community spirit with annual fishing derby

By Tina Lesniak | Apr 20, 2026

East Longmeadow Lions Club hooks community spirit with annual fishing derby

EAST LONGMEADOW — The East Longmeadow Lions Club is once again casting its line into a beloved community tradition, inviting families to gather for a morning of fishing, fun, and connection at its annual youth fishing derby on April 25.

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May 3 seminar offers steps to improve personal, planetary health

By Debbie Gardner | Apr 17, 2026

May 3 seminar offers steps to improve personal, planetary health

EAST LONGMEADOW — If Earth Day got you thinking about ways your personal actions might be able to help the planet, an upcoming workshop at Heartsong Yoga could be for you.