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Longmeadow to offer lower energy rates through ‘cooperative buying power’

Longmeadow to offer lower energy rates through ‘cooperative buying power’

LONGMEADOW — In cities and towns across Massachusetts, electricity customers have seen the cost of energy rise in recent years, and Longmeadow is no exception. Eversource owns most of the utility poles and wires that transport electricity to homes and businesses in Longmeadow. Customers pay a distribution charge for the use of this infrastructure. Eversource sets the fee for distribution and users are obliged to pay it.

Review: I’ll give you 10-to-1 odds that you’ll enjoy ‘Guys and Dolls’

Review: I’ll give you 10-to-1 odds that you’ll enjoy ‘Guys and Dolls’

EASTHAMPTON — Gambling is serious business, but audiences will get plenty of laughs watching Easthampton Theater Company’s production of “Guys and Dolls,” a 1950 musical by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser. The musical is based on the 1933 short story, “The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown,” by Damon Runyon.