SPRINGFIELD — Calling the results an illustration of “geographic politics,” Springfield City Councilor and local attorney Michael Fenton failed in his second attempt for the Eighth District seat on the Governor’s Council.
HOLYOKE — State Rep. Patricia Duffy defeated challenger Dori Dean in the Democratic primary for the 5th Hampden district, which includes Holyoke and part of Chicopee.
SPRINGFIELD — Uproarious applause rang throughout The Cedars banquet room on 375 Island Pond Road as Pittsfield’s numbers appeared on the NBC News telecast just before 11 p.m.
CHICOPEE — Chicopee Public Schools will finally have a more centralized, accessible location to do business. On Aug. 28, School Department members, elected officials and residents attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a permanent location for Chicopee’s school administration office at 229 Exchange St.
The Anna Barry Elementary School project in Chicopee and the Mosier Elementary School project in South Hadley both reached important milestones following the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s Board of Directors’ recent decisions on Aug. 26.
CHICOPEE — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and challenger Jeromie Whalen argued about corporate money, public appearances across the commonwealth and experience during their first head-to-head debate on Aug. 26 at the WWLP TV-22 Studios.