Wilbraham
Wilbraham ballot finalized as annual town election approaches
WILBRAHAM — The Wilbraham annual town election ballot has been finalized by Town Clerk Deborah Brennan and shows contested races for the Select Board and the Board of Assessors.
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.
Friends of Wilbraham Seniors hosts paranormal presentation ‘Who Goes There’
WILBRAHAM — The Friends of Wilbraham Seniors are calling those interested in “what goes bump in the night” to attend “Who Goes There,” a presentation by Agawam Paranormal’s Lead Investigator and Director Rob Goff Sr. at the Wilbraham Senior Center on May 1 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The event is free of charge.
HWRSD awarded $30,000 for news literacy program
WILBRAHAM — Students of the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District will soon be given the tools to critically analyze the news and media with a $30,000 grant for a three-year fellowship program with the News Literacy Project. The News Literacy Project is a...
HWRSD to notify staff of potential for more layoffs
WILBRAHAM — The Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District School Committee is notifying its staff about the possibility of more layoffs in the fiscal year 2027 reductions, cited as allowing staff to prepare for the “worst case scenario” by School Committee member Tim Collins.
From side-job to success, HasBeen Toys and Comics marks two years
WILBRAHAM — Over 3,000 people flocked to Wilbraham’s HasBeen Toys and Comics on March 28 to celebrate the store’s two year anniversary.
Excellence in Teaching Award goes to three HWRSD teachers
WILBRAHAM — Three teachers in the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District are being recognized with the 2025-26 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award for going above and beyond, in and out of the classroom.
Area chambers of commerce partner to Fill the Food Bank
For the past few years, six area chambers of commerce have banded together to address a need that affects the people they serve across Hampden County — food insecurity.
‘There’s a monsoon happening in Wilbraham and Hampden’
WILBRAHAM — Tempers flared and some tears were shed at the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District School Committee budget roundtable and vote on March 17.
HWRSD grappling with difficult budget decisions
WILBRAHAM — In describing the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District’s fiscal year 2027 budget situation, Superintendent John Provost didn’t mince words — it’s a “disaster.”
