EAST LONGMEADOW — After a month of meetings of the Financial Oversight Committee, the East Longmeadow Town Council conducted a public hearing over the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget during its meeting on May 13.
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.
LONGMEADOW — The Select Board unanimously signed onto a May 19 letter by Chair Vineeth Hemavathi that called for the resignation of Planning Board member Walter Gunn.
EAST LONGMEADOW — It is election season in East Longmeadow. Three of the seven seats on the Town Council are on the ballot this year. Kathleen Hill, Anna Jones and Ralph Page are the incumbents seeking reelection, while Carolyn Ferros is hoping to win her first three-year term.
EAST LONGMEADOW — It took a year, but Carl “Howie” Howard completed a project to honor the veterans buried in Brookside Cemetery by cleaning their headstones.
WEST SPRINGFIELD — On May 24, the streets will roar with the sounds of motorcycles and the hearts of a community determined to remember a life cut short.