LUDLOW — Residents wanting to use Veteran’s Memorial Park engaged in a contentious conversation with the Board of Selectmen at its July 9 meeting. The group had staged the Color Ludlow with Love event at the park in 2023 and sought to do so again on Sept. 14.
LONGMEADOW — After nearly 30 years with the Longmeadow Fire Department, Chief John Dearborn will hang up his turnout gear for the last time when he retires in November.
LONGMEADOW — The Springfield Ballers, a youth athletics organization serving the Greater Springfield area, received a $2,500 donation on June 24 from the Katarina “Kat” Boskovic Memorial Fund.
SPRINGFIELD — About once a month, in the corner of The Farmers Market at Forest Park, Springfield Partners for Community Action Director of Community Services Tabitha Desplaines offers information to passerby about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program through the United States Department of Agriculture and the state Department of Transitional Assistance.
SPRINGFIELD — While many students look forward to summer vacation, it can come with its own set of challenges. Outside of school clubs and the friends they make in school, LGBTQIA+ youth may struggle to find social support that is inclusive. To address this, the Springfield Pride Parade Organization has created the Safe Spaces Summer Program.