Longmeadow Select Board considers ways to expand capital needs funding
LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow has experienced a period of growth in its operating stabilization fund, which now has a balance of about $8 million. Rather than allow the funds to continue growing well beyond the optimum balance, Finance Director Ian Coddington asked the Select Board, “Is there a better use of the funds?”
East Longmeadow Lions Club looks to raise money for town events, charity
EAST LONGMEADOW — People often attend community events that are organized or sponsored by the East Longmeadow Lions Club, but Lion Bob Adams said those events, often free to the public, do not come without cost. The Lions Club aims to raise $15,000 for its events and charitable contributions.
East Longmeadow Town Council passes bylaw to regulate tiny homes, in-law apartments
EAST LONGMEADOW — The East Longmeadow Town Council approved a bylaw on Feb. 11 to regulate accessory dwelling units, such as tiny homes and in-law apartments. In the summer of 2024, Massachusetts passed the Affordable Homes Act, which was intended to make housing more...
Board of Health, business owners find middle ground on tobacco regs
WEST SPRINGFIELD — After hearing from a half-dozen business owners at a public hearing on Feb. 19, the West Springfield Board of Health compromised on amendments to the town’s tobacco regulations that would have limited the sale of nicotine pouches, which contain nicotine-infused sodium and flavoring, to adult-only retailers and ban smoking bars in West Side.