by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 2, 2025 | Dining and Entertainment, Features
SPRINGFIELD — A hallway at the D’Amour Fine Arts Museum in Springfield is lined with portraits of Indigenous people. Those who have gone missing, those who care for them and those who have been silenced.
by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 2, 2025 | Amherst, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Hilltowns, Local News, Photo Slider
AMHERST — The Healey administration’s education leadership was grilled by the Joint Ways & Means Committee in front of a standing room-only crowd at a hearing on school funding and local aid, hosted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
by Sarah Heinonen | Mar 26, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — Recycling in Longmeadow will look different this July. The town recently signed a five-year contract with Waste Management, a national waste hauling company. The contract is set to save the town more than $2 million over that period. As part of the...
by Sarah Heinonen | Mar 26, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — Voters at the spring Town Meeting will decide whether to approve DPW projects, including if the town should borrow up to $4 million for water infrastructure.
by Sarah Heinonen | Mar 26, 2025 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider
EAST LONGMEADOW — East Longmeadow police officers have a new tool to help them increase officer protection and accountability to the community. The department went live with body cameras on March 10.