by Staasi Heropoulos | Apr 24, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — When Basketball Hall of Fame President John Doleva was asked to meet Judy Matt in her office, he wasn’t sure what the Spirit of Springfield president had in mind. When he arrived for the meeting, inside the room he saw the mayor, then-police...
by Staasi Heropoulos | Apr 17, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
Sophia MinassianReminder Publishing submitted photo SPRINGFIELD — When Sophia Minassian visits her Armenian grandmother in Springfield, she hears stories about the old country and what life was like for her Armenian ancestors who settled in the city a century ago....
by Staasi Heropoulos | Apr 3, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield, Westfield
SPRINGFIELD — Catherine Banks worked as an associate dean at Springfield College for 28 years. Now, at age 82, she is a student there, enrolled in a strength training and personal fitness class. “Two football players were assigned to me, and every week I would come in...
by Staasi Heropoulos | Apr 3, 2024 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson
Left: Khruanha “Ning” Naiyanan. Right: Sean McMinn.Reminder Publishing submitted photo What could be more exciting in the game of golf than sinking a hole-in-one? When a caddy at the Longmeadow Country Club receives a full, four-year scholarship to one of America’s...
by Staasi Heropoulos | Mar 14, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — When West Springfield High School girls softball players take the field this spring, they will already have seen thousands of practice pitches fired over home plate by a new pitching machine, and will be wearing crisp new uniforms. The school was...