WEST SPRINGFIELD — Among the floats, high school bands and police and fire departments marching in the 72nd Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade will be one proud Irish woman representing the town she loves. Mary Anne Flaherty, well known in West Springfield for her volunteerism and giving spirit, was named the town’s parade marshal for the 2025 parade.
CHICOPEE — Chicopee High School track coach Adam Tanguay recently won the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Coach of the Year Award for the 2023-24 outdoor track season.
SPRINGFIELD — When Nathan Costa watches the Thunderbirds play in the MassMutual Center, the president of the Springfield hockey team isn’t just watching action on the ice — he’s hoping the game is scoring with everyone in the stands, including spectators who may not even be fans of the sport.
The 2024 Toy for Joy campaign has officially ended, but any donations received after the Christmas Eve deadline will be accepted.
LONGMEADOW — Two educational pillars in Longmeadow, Bay Path University and Willie Ross School for the Deaf, have begun a partnership designed to directly benefits today’s deaf and hard-of-hearing youth and those of future generations by investing in educators.
EAST LONGMEADOW — The East Longmeadow Planning Board heard a request on Dec. 17 to change the town’s bylaws to allow assisted living facilities in the Industrial Garden Park zone, a use already permitted in residential zones.