HAMPDEN — Hampden is gearing up to its annual Town Election on Monday, May 19. Members of nearly all boards and committees in town are elected. All but three candidates are running for reelection and there are no contested races.
BOSTON — Nearly two years after the Supreme Court ended race-conscious affirmative action college admissions policies, education reform advocates say its past time to also end the practice of allowing higher education institutions to give admissions preferences to relatives of alumni or high-paying donors.
WILBRAHAM — Each May, Wilbraham voters elect residents to vote on their behalf in the town government and on the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Committee. In total, 13 people are running for positions on nine boards and committees.
HAMPDEN — On May 12, the town of Hampden will conduct its spring Town Meeting at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of the former Thornton W. Burgess School.
EAST LONGMEADOW — Days after meeting with the Financial Oversight Committee as part of its efforts to find potential money-saving opportunities in the municipal budget, Superintendent Gordon Smith and the School Committee reviewed the major aspects of the School Department’s $36.89 million budget for fiscal year 2026 and how it had arrived at that number.