by Debbie Gardner | Feb 2, 2025 | Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local Headlines, South Hadley
SOUTH HADLEY — For one Saturday in March, you’re invited to step back in time to the era of Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller, when swing music was all the rage, radio was king, and the broadcasts were live.
by Sarah Heinonen | Feb 2, 2025 | Franklin County, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local Headlines, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The blueberries in a morning smoothie. The tomatoes in a BLT at lunch. The asparagus on a dinner plate. The food people in Massachusetts eat every day is often grown here. But the people who harvest the crops that feed Baystaters are often paid nearly half of what other workers in the state receive.
by Trent Levakis | Feb 2, 2025 | Hampshire County, Local Headlines, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The city’s Department of Health and Human Services has been selected as a recipient of a significant multi-year grant totaling $595,998 from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
by Trent Levakis | Feb 2, 2025 | Hampshire County, Local Headlines, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The Sphere Northampton will be launching an innovative initiative supporting women and nonbinary entrepreneurs after being awarded $89,000 through the Small Business Technical Assistance Grant Program.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jan 29, 2025 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — The School Committee reviewed comments from Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Regional Governance Coordinator Michelle Griffin regarding the proposed changes to the regional agreement.
by Ryan Feyre | Jan 29, 2025 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News
AGAWAM — Mayor Christopher Johnson is looking to establish an accessory dwelling units ordinance in Agawam that aligns with state regulations.