by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 23, 2026 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — Twenty-nine people took turns speaking for more than an hour and a half on June 15 about a City Council resolution to support “reasonable voter identification requirements” at both the state and federal levels.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 22, 2026 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — Dozens of residents came to the June 15 City Council meeting to express concerns about Agawam’s use of license plate reader cameras from the company Flock Safety.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 18, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield City Council passed a resolution supporting far-free buses with a vote of 10-0 at its June 15 meeting, overwhelmingly rejecting Mayor Domenic Sarno’s June 2 call for an end to the program, a statement he has walked back in the two weeks since.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 18, 2026 | Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Seven Massachusetts organizations that work to expand access to fair housing protections, recently received funding from the first round of the Healey-Driscoll administration’s Fair Housing Trust Fund awards. One of those organizations, Community Legal...
by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 17, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — A month after Springfield Ward 7 City Councilor Gerry Martin proposed limitations on remote participation in meetings and faced significant pushback from colleagues, the council voted 10-2 to approve the resolution.