WILBRAHAM — After an exhaustive search, the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Committee authorized Superintendent John Provost to hire Douglas Slaughter to be the district’s new assistant superintendent of Finance, Operations and Human Resources.
HAMPDEN — A capacity audience at the Hampden Town Meeting on Oct. 13 rejected for a third time an effort to put on the next ballot a question approving a Proposition 2 1/2 override to borrow money to pay for renovations and expansion of the town’s Senior Center.
SPRINGFIELD — Thousands of area school children had the opportunity to see the Springfield Thunderbirds play their annual School Day Game with a 10:30 a.m. puck drop on Nov. 6.
The morning after the Nov. 5 election, while control of the U.S. House of Representatives was still in the air, the outcome in Massachusetts’ First Congressional District was clear. U.S. Rep. Richard Neal (D-Springfield) won a 19th term, his sixth representing the westernmost district in the state.
HAMPDEN — The Friends of Hampden Senior Citizens’ lottery calendar fundraiser has commenced for 2025, working with local businesses and residents to raise funds for the Hampden Senior Center Building Expansion Fund.
HAMPDEN — Hampden resident Anthony Smith recently released his debut book “Getting Started as a Therapist: 50+ Tips for Clinical Effectiveness” to provide additional support to psychology students and therapists as they work to apply their education to real world experiences.