Wilbraham ballot finalized as annual town election approaches
WILBRAHAM — The Wilbraham annual town election ballot has been finalized by Town Clerk Deborah Brennan and shows contested races for the Select Board and the Board of Assessors.
Traditional Celtic festival coming to West Springfield for first time
WEST SPRINGFIELD — As the last chill of a snow-packed winter fades away over the Pioneer Valley, the Irish Cultural Center of Western New England is bringing a tradition to West Springfield that dates back 5,000 years in Ireland’s history, welcoming the beginning of summer in the Celtic calendar.
Annual mini golf event at the Holyoke Pubic Library returns on May 2
HOLYOKE — Bookshelves will double as fairways when the Holyoke Public Library tees up its annual mini golf event on Saturday, May 2, turning the library into a one-of-a-kind course for players of all ages.
Local creatives promote works at Artists and Authors Fair
EAST LONGMEADOW — People of all ages had the opportunity to step into the various worlds of storytelling, and meet those who create them, at the Pleasant View Senior Center’s Artists and Authors Fair on April 23.
Chicopee man faces child exploitation charges
CHICOPEE — A Chicopee man was arraigned on multiple charges following a child exploitation investigation that multiple state agencies collaborated on.
East Longmeadow woman donates kidney to husband fighting rare disease
EAST LONGMEADOW — One East Longmeadow couple is not only now connected by love, but by a transplant, after a resident donated her kidney to help her husband fight Complement 3 Glomerulopathy, an extremely rare kidney disease.