by Sarah Heinonen | Sep 18, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow, Photo Slider
LONGMEADOW — The fourth annual Longmeadow Pride festival took place on the Town Green on Sept. 15. The crowds came out to the event, organized by the Longmeadow Pride Alliance, heard music, sampled food truck fare, played games and learned about community resources and municipal projects.
by Sarah Heinonen | Sep 16, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Ludlow
SPRINGFIELD — Legal proceedings are notorious for being long and sometimes arduous undertakings. For the residents of the West Street Village Mobile Home Community, that process may be coming to an end. Just not yet.
by Sarah Heinonen | Sep 16, 2024 | More Local Headlines, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The battle to mitigate damage done to communities by the opioid epidemic is fought by hundreds of organizations across the state. Two such organizations in Springfield recently received state funding to aid them in their work.
by Sarah Heinonen | Sep 16, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Memories are made of sights, smells and sounds. Twenty-three years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, members of Springfield first responder community remembered where they were on what John Sjoberg, chair of the Spirit of Springfield, called, “A day when time stood still, but our first responders did not.”
by Sarah Heinonen | Sep 16, 2024 | Franklin County, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local Headlines, Local News, Worcester County
Among the contested seats in this November’s election is Massachusetts’s 1st Congressional District.