by Chris Maza | Nov 18, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Palmer
PALMER — Palmer hosted its annual Veterans Day parade and ceremony, marching from Amvets Post 74 in Three Rivers down Main Street to Hryniewicz Park in a procession that included local veterans, Boys and Girl Scouts, the Palmer High School band and local public safety personnel and vehicles.
by Chris Maza | Nov 13, 2024 | Amherst, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local News, Monson, Palmer, Photo Slider, Springfield, Wilbraham
SPRINGFIELD — Thousands of area school children had the opportunity to see the Springfield Thunderbirds play their annual School Day Game with a 10:30 a.m. puck drop on Nov. 6.
by Chris Maza | Nov 4, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Ludlow, Photo Slider
LUDLOW — Tony Hoffman is many things, including a professional athlete, Olympic coach, author and motivational speaker. He is also a convicted felon and in recovery from an opioid addiction.
by Chris Maza | Oct 28, 2024 | Local News
SPRINGFIELD — Students from Agawam High School huddled around a table inside the dome at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, wrapping twine around toilet paper tubes sandwiched between two flat sheets of cardboard. The tubes gave the structure internal support, while the twine compressed the pieces of cardboard into a solid platform.
by Chris Maza | Oct 21, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Springfield
WESTFIELD — For years, the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission has been developing a vision for improving operations at its West Parish Water Treatment Plant, but as U.S. Sen. Ed Markey noted, “A vision without funding is a hallucination.”