by Sarah Heinonen | Oct 29, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — LaMar Cook was arrested and charged with cocaine trafficking after nearly 8 kilograms of the drug were allegedly delivered to the Springfield State Office Building, 436 Dwight St., where Cook worked at the deputy director of Gov. Maura Healey’s Western Massachusetts office. Cook’s employment has since been terminated.
by Sarah Heinonen | Oct 29, 2025 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local News
HAMPDEN — Hampden will hold a Town Meeting on Nov. 3 at 6:30 p.m., at the new town offices, 85 Wilbraham St., formerly Thornton W. Burgess School.
by Sarah Heinonen | Oct 29, 2025 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider
EAST LONGMEADOW — Two proposed construction projects came before the East Longmeadow Planning Board on Oct 21, one for a warehouse addition and another for a brand-new commercial building on Shaker Road.
by Sarah Heinonen | Oct 29, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — The loss of a child is devastating, but a family in Longmeadow has found new purpose in the death of their son and brother: improving the quality of life for children with a rare form of epilepsy.
by Sarah Heinonen | Oct 29, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — Every day in America, people stop while running errands to drop envelopes or small packages in United States Post Office mailboxes.