by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 4, 2025 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider
EAST LONGMEADOW — The votes have been counted in the 2025 Town Election and voters in East Longmeadow chose to stay the course in the race for three Town Council seats. Councilors Kathleen Hill and Anna Jones were reelected for new three-year terms, as was Councilor Ralph Page, who was nearly unseated by candidate Carolyn Ferros.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 4, 2025 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News
EAST LONGMEADOW — The East Longmeadow Town Council passed a $42.42 million budget for the town and a $36.9 million budget for the schools for fiscal year 2026. At the May 27 public hearing, the body also approved $3.53 million for capital expenses and set the water and sewer fees.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 4, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow, Photo Slider
LONGMEADOW — In 2024, the Longmeadow community remembered two enslaved people who lived and died in the town. Two stone markers, inscribed with the names of Phillis and Peter and information about their lives, were embedded in the ground in front of the First Church of Christ. On May 29, the lives of two more enslaved people were honored with their own stones.
by Sarah Heinonen | May 28, 2025 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — At its May 15 meeting, the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Committee debated the best course of action after the towns voted for different amounts for the school district budget than the committee had approved.
by Sarah Heinonen | May 28, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow, More Articles
LONGMEADOW — Voters will take to the polls on Tuesday, June 3, to elect their town officials. There are three School Committee positions on the ballot, one with a two-year term and two with three-year terms. With two current members of the School Committee, Julie Morgan and Estelle Jordan, not seeking reelection, the only incumbent in the race is Zachary Verriden