LONGMEADOW — Cities and towns across Western Massachusetts are exploring municipally owned internet networks. Chicopee, Westfield and South Hadley operate networks, while Hampden, East Longmeadow, West Springfield, Wilbraham and Southwick are at various stages of municipal fiber projects with different internet service providers.
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield has long had the moniker “The City of Homes.” Way Finders is giving the nickname a new meaning with a vacant home renovation program of the same name.
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield residents, largely from Forest Park, and members of the Springfield Police Department gathered in the community room of Wesley United Methodist Church to begin building concrete actions into the Springfield Police Department community engagement plan.
SPRINGFIELD — The X Improvement Project, a roadway initiative 10 years in the making, was nearly derailed on Oct. 7 when members of the City Council objected to finding out in the eleventh hour that they would need to vote on land taking and easements that evening or risk losing the $16 million state-funded project.
LUDLOW — Amid a background of animal sounds, state Rep. Aaron Saunders (D-Belchertown) and state Sen. Jake Oliveira (D-Ludlow) presented Joan Lupa and the Lupa Zoo in Ludlow with a check for $25,000, an earmark from the fiscal year 2025 state budget.