HOLYOKE — The starting line at Holyoke’s Ashley Reservoir is officially set for the 2026 Sheriff’s Shuffle 5K Road Race and 1.5-Mile Walk, an annual team up between the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office and the YWCA of Western Massachusetts to fight domestic violence.
LONGMEADOW — The Friends of Storrs Library is officially bringing back its “Homes Through the Centuries” self-guided walking tour on Oct. 4, where attendees will have the chance to explore and take an intimate look at six Longmeadow homes that span across generations.
WILBRAHAM — The Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District may be looking at an increase in financial impacts if a lack of excess transportation capacity is not met with relief by October.
EAST LONGMEADOW — The East Longmeadow Police Department announced the arrest of A’s Smoke Shop proprietor and licensee Ali Sher on Sept. 4 after a search found flavored vapes, marijuana, alcohol and kratom — a newly designated controlled substance and illegal to possess or sell — following allegations of illegal and unlicensed sales to minors.
LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow residents, families and friends had the opportunity to attend multiple memorials on the morning of Sept. 11 to remember the victims of 9/11 on the 25th anniversary — one of which a Longmeadow native and three others with ties to the town.