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.
LUDLOW — Tony Hoffman is many things, including a professional athlete, Olympic coach, author and motivational speaker. He is also a convicted felon and in recovery from an opioid addiction.
LUDLOW — Mickey Buhl, director of operations and school business manager for the Ludlow School Department, presented the School Committee with a list of capital improvements for fiscal year 2026.
LUDLOW — The Hampden County Sheriff’s Office was recently awarded $17,140 through the State Agency Traffic Safety Grant Program for use toward supporting traffic safety initiatives by local police departments.
LUDLOW — Amid a background of animal sounds, state Rep. Aaron Saunders (D-Belchertown) and state Sen. Jake Oliveira (D-Ludlow) presented Joan Lupa and the Lupa Zoo in Ludlow with a check for $25,000, an earmark from the fiscal year 2025 state budget.
LUDLOW — Just over a year after the Board of Selectmen approved $4.8 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay for a new football and soccer field and track at Ludlow High School, the ribbon was cut on the space during halftime at the Oct. 11 football game against South Hadley High School.