by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 19, 2024 | Hampden County, Local Headlines, Longmeadow, More Local Headlines
LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow’s Planning and Select boards met on June 5 to review a draft of the town’s Long Range Plan, a document often known as a master plan, which lays out a municipality’s goals and targets for the next five to 10 years.
by Trent Levakis | Jun 18, 2024 | Hampden County, Holyoke, Local Headlines, Local News
HOLYOKE — Discussions continued on the exiting of state receivership for Holyoke Public Schools during the June 10 Local Control Subcommittee meeting where conversations steered to the process of hiring a new superintendent once receivership is over.
by Trent Levakis | Jun 18, 2024 | Amherst, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Holyoke, Local Headlines, Local News
Electric school buses will soon start phasing into Western Massachusetts roads after Holyoke and Amherst were two of 17 districts in the state to be awarded portions of $42 million in federal funding that will enable districts to replace fossil-fueled school buses with cleaner electric models.
by Bill Zito | Jun 17, 2024 | Belchertown, Hampden, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local Headlines, Local News, Wilbraham
BELCHERTOWN — At its June 13 special meeting, the Select Board voted to endorse the final agreement between Belchertown, Wilbraham and Hampden with regard to regional dispatch services.
by Laura Mason | Jun 12, 2024 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local Headlines
HAMPDEN — During its June 5 meeting, the Hampden Conservation Commission continued its hearing for the agri-solar proposed facility at 530 Glendale Rd.
by Bill Zito | Jun 12, 2024 | Hampden County, Local Headlines, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — The town’s June 11 election decided contested positions within the Select Board and School Committee while other seats ran with solo or no candidates listed on the ballot.