by Chris Maza | Apr 23, 2024 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News, Ludlow, Springfield
Family, friends and public officials are mourning the death of Eileen Monaghan, a victim of a murder allegedly committed by her boyfriend, Chicopee firefighter Jason Chapdelaine, on April 14.
by Laura Mason | Apr 17, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Ludlow
LUDLOW — In the coming weeks, a butterfly garden and memorial plaque will be placed at one of the raised flower beds outside of Harris Brook Elementary School in memory of former Ludlow teacher Elizabeth “Betsy” Koscher. Koscher taught second and later fourth grade...
by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 17, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Ludlow
LUDLOW — Ludlow families have a new option for support with the reopening of the Women, Infants and Children program office after closing for four years.
by Laura Mason | Apr 17, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Ludlow
LUDLOW — School Committee member Joao Dias announced during the committee’s April 9 meeting that he would resign from the committee effective April 10. In a statement read by Dias, he explained that he “can no longer in good conscience” remain on the committee due to...
by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 11, 2024 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News, Ludlow
EAST LONGMEADOW — Ask someone in their 40s or older what buying music was like when they were teenagers, and they will likely describe going to a record store to comb through bins of vinyl records, CDs or cassette tapes. The advent of MP3s and streaming music services...
by Laura Mason | Apr 10, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Ludlow
LUDLOW — The Ludlow Community Center/Randall Boys and Girls Club officially unveiled new outdoor courts at the 91 Claudias Way building during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 5.
