


East Longmeadow Town Council to continue Finance Oversight Committee use, with stipulations
EAST LONGMEADOW — As a decision on the fiscal year 2026 budget approaches, the East Longmeadow Town Council discussed whether to eschew the use of the Financial Oversight Committee or continue with past practices.

East Longmeadow Fire Department marks change of command at ceremony
EAST LONGMEADOW — “The end of one legacy and the beginning of another.” That is how firefighter Ed McCandlish described the Change of Command ceremony hosted by the East Longmeadow Fire Department on March 7, during which retiring Fire Chief Paul Morrisette handed the reins to incoming Chief Christopher Beecher.

New East Longmeadow High School ‘topped out’ in milestone-marking ceremony
EAST LONGMEADOW — The new East Longmeadow High School reached a milestone on Feb. 26, as crew members from contractor Fontaine Bros. “topped out” the building, installing an I-beam at the highest point of the steel structure.

Accomplished young pianists perform at Carnegie Hall
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Five local music students recently earned a chance to have the experience of a lifetime: playing piano on stage at the famed Carnegie Hall concert venue in New York City.
