by Sarah Heinonen | Sep 10, 2025 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local News
HAMPDEN — The town of Hampden approved three new full-time members for the Conservation Commission, bringing the number of voting members to six. Associate commission members Eric Ainsworth, Joe Zinno and Marilyn D’Agostino asked to be made voting commissioners on Sept. 2.
by Dennis Hackett | Sep 4, 2025 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — While talks initially reached an impasse over revisions to the regional agreement between Hampden and Wilbraham, the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District School Committee received updates on the agreement and discussed a meeting with both towns’...
by Miasha Lee | Sep 3, 2025 | Dining and Entertainment, Features, Hampden
HAMPDEN — This year, the Theatre Guild of Hampden will celebrate its 20th anniversary. When President and Artistic Director Mark Giza and Vice President Rick Rubin founded the theater company in 2005, they wanted the chance to direct and produce shows.
by Sarah Heinonen | Aug 20, 2025 | East Longmeadow, Hampden, Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Longmeadow, Wilbraham
Cities and towns across the commonwealth will receive an unexpected increase in their state aid for roadways, a welcomed relief in a particularly tight fiscal year.
by Sarah Heinonen | Aug 13, 2025 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News
HAMPDEN — The town of Hampden received applications for 12 people seeking to fill the police chief position vacated by Scott Trombly on July 17.
by Sarah Heinonen | Aug 6, 2025 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines
HAMPDEN — The gazebo on the lawn in front of the former Thornton W. Burgess School may seem like a small amenity in Hampden, but it has gotten a new life thanks to the Parks & Recreation Department and some volunteers.