by Tyler Garnet | Jul 8, 2025 | Hampden County, Holyoke, Local Headlines, Local News
HOLYOKE — Members of the community, service providers and people with lived experience are invited to join the Opioid Response Management Team at the Community Needs Assessment Kick Off meeting on Tuesday, July 15 at noon, at the first floor City Hall Conference Room, 536 Dwight St.
by Tyler Garnet | Jul 8, 2025 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Local News, More Articles
CHICOPEE — State Rep. Shirley Arriaga is looking to implement a four-day work week in Massachusetts that will initially take place in the form of a pilot program.
by Tyler Garnet | Jul 8, 2025 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News
CHICOPEE — After hosting three separate budget hearing sessions with each department in the city, the City Council approved the mayor’s fiscal year 2026 budget on June 26 for $276.2 million, an increase of 6.4% from FY25.
by Tyler Garnet | Jul 8, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The West Springfield Public Library began its summer reading program on June 18, and it will run until Aug. 2. This year’s theme is Color our World.
by Ryan Feyre | Jul 8, 2025 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News, More Articles
AGAWAM — A few weeks after the official groundbreaking ceremony, Agawam Mayor Christopher Johnson said the Agawam High School project is still on time and on budget.
by Mike Lydick | Jul 8, 2025 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News
AGAWAM — Just days before the start of their summer break, Agawam teachers and education support paraprofessionals overwhelmingly approved a new three-year collective bargaining agreement.