by Sarah Heinonen | Mar 10, 2025 | Dining and Entertainment, Features, Reviews
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Family. Responsibility. Regret. While these themes are on display in the latest stage production in the Majestic Theater’s 2024-2025 season, “Fences,” at its core, August Wilson’s 1985 play is a story about generational trauma, the lifelong impacts of segregation and racism, and the constant war between the experiences of the past and hope for the future.
by Sarah Heinonen | Mar 5, 2025 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — Since the Feb. 4 budget roundtable with leadership from both towns and state legislators, placeholder figures have been locked down. While the numbers are becoming clearer, the future is far from certain.
by Sarah Heinonen | Mar 5, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
Renderings of the new Longmeadow middle school, which would be built on the campus of Williams Middle School.Photo credit: Longmeadow Public Schools LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow Public Schools Superintendent M. Martin O’Shea shared the latest plans for the new middle...
by Sarah Heinonen | Mar 5, 2025 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider
EAST LONGMEADOW — The new East Longmeadow High School reached a milestone on Feb. 26, as crew members from contractor Fontaine Bros. “topped out” the building, installing an I-beam at the highest point of the steel structure.
by Sarah Heinonen | Mar 4, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The sun was shining on West Springfield as Mayor Will Reichelt and Linda Rosskothen cut a wide, red ribbon, officially opening the newest Delaney’s Market location at 334 Park St.