HAMPDEN — Hampden resident and creator of Saint Joseph’s University hawk mascot James “Jim” Brennan died on June 21 at age 91 after a life of encouraging and uplifting those around him, his family said.
EAST LONGMEADOW — During an annual surveillance, a mosquito in East Longmeadow was identified as carrying West Nile virus.
Longmeadow resident Amy Baxter and Wilbraham resident Christine Goonan were recently celebrated as part of the 2024 class of Commonwealth Heroines by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women.
MONSON — After discussion, the Monson Planning Board voted to adopt the Housing Production Plan during its joint July 16 meeting with the Select Board, completing the first step in the town’s approval process of the state-supported plan.