HAMPDEN — Erik Vanderleeden won the Selectboard seat left vacant by the April resignation of former member Craig Rivest. With 405 votes, Vanderleeden bested his opponent, Kathy Pessolano, who saw 105 ballots cast in the June 23 special election.
HAMPDEN — Parks and Recreation Director Dan Blanchard and Eastern Hampden Shared Public Health Services Director Finn McCool asked the Selectboard to weigh in on whether the annual summer program operated by the Parks and Recreation Department at Memorial Park was a “camp.”
HAMPDEN — Two people are seeking the support of Hampden voters in the special election on June 23 to fill a vacancy on the Selectboard. Kathleen Pessolano and Erik Vanderleeden are each seeking election to the seat left vacant by the resignation of Craig Rivest in May.
WILBRAHAM — The Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District is slated to receive a $92,500 earmark for technology from the state’s budget, provided Gov. Maura Healey signs it.
WILBRAHAM — At its May 15 meeting, the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Committee debated the best course of action after the towns voted for different amounts for the school district budget than the committee had approved.