by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 11, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow, Photo Slider
LONGMEADOW — As with each elected board or committee in Longmeadow, the Planning Board reorganized itself during the first meeting following the annual town election. What is often a routine procedure became a contentious schism between Planning Board member Walter Gunn and the rest of the board, particularly Chair Cheryl Thibodeau, who made efforts to assign other board members to the liaison positions in which Gunn had been serving.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 4, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — The School Committee received an update on the progress of and potential budget for the middle school building project.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 4, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow, More Local Headlines
LONGMEADOW — In an election season that saw several candidates vying for positions on the Longmeadow Select Board and School Committee, voters stayed the course with familiar faces, while also embracing new voices in town government.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 4, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow, Photo Slider
LONGMEADOW — In 2024, the Longmeadow community remembered two enslaved people who lived and died in the town. Two stone markers, inscribed with the names of Phillis and Peter and information about their lives, were embedded in the ground in front of the First Church of Christ. On May 29, the lives of two more enslaved people were honored with their own stones.
by Sarah Heinonen | May 28, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow, More Articles
LONGMEADOW — Voters will take to the polls on Tuesday, June 3, to elect their town officials. There are three School Committee positions on the ballot, one with a two-year term and two with three-year terms. With two current members of the School Committee, Julie Morgan and Estelle Jordan, not seeking reelection, the only incumbent in the race is Zachary Verriden
by Sarah Heinonen | May 21, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — After what was billed as a single-quarter increase to the meter cost component of Longmeadow water bills, the Select Board debated whether to continue with the higher price for the last quarter of fiscal year 2025. Ultimately, the board decided the fiscal benefit was not worth going back on its promise to water users.
