On the latest episode of “So That Reminds Me,” state Sen. Jake Oliveira sat down with co-hosts Chris Maza and Tyler Garnet to talk about everything going on in the Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester district.
LONGMEADOW — With two months to go before Longmeadow residents vote on whether to fund the new combined middle school, the Middle School Building Committee is hosting a series of informational sessions and school tours to make its case.
LONGMEADOW — It was standing-room-only in the conference room at the Longmeadow Town Offices on July 8 as more than 150 people came in person and another 70 attended online to ask questions about Longmeadow Community Electric.
LONGMEADOW — In the wake of Planning Board member Walter Gunn’s resignation, the Longmeadow Select Board voted on June 27 to rescind the Town Meeting that was set for July 15.
LONGMEADOW — In cities and towns across Massachusetts, electricity customers have seen the cost of energy rise in recent years, and Longmeadow is no exception. Eversource owns most of the utility poles and wires that transport electricity to homes and businesses in Longmeadow. Customers pay a distribution charge for the use of this infrastructure. Eversource sets the fee for distribution and users are obliged to pay it.
LONGMEADOW — The Longmeadow Select Board voted to adopt a 150% increase to the fiscal year 2026 for water and sewer users’ fixed meter rate, bringing it the average amount residents will pay to $72.52 for water and $85.70 for sewer.