by Tyler Garnet | Aug 28, 2026 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local News, South Hadley
The Anna Barry Elementary School project in Chicopee and the Mosier Elementary School project in South Hadley both reached important milestones following the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s Board of Directors’ recent decisions on Aug. 26.
by Peter Tuohy | Aug 28, 2026 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News
EAST LONGMEADOW — A pair of brothers from East Longmeadow are owners of their own gym three months after graduating from college, a move that the two cited as “the best decision we’ve ever made.”
by Cliff Clark | Aug 28, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick, Westfield
With the state’s recent classification of kratom and its derivatives as Schedule I substances, the Boards of Health in Westfield and Southwick are having the potentially dangerous herbal extract removed from shelves of mostly convenience stores or gas stations in both communities.
by Peter Tuohy | Aug 28, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — Wilbraham’s Creative Apprentice, 2141 Boston Road, has opened for business to bring hands-on art, craft and sensory experiences to Western Massachusetts children, teens and adults.
by Cliff Clark | Aug 28, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK – The Water Commission will likely approve an increase in water rates at its next meeting after a presentation by DPW Director Rich Bosak at its meeting on Aug. 20.
by Cliff Clark | Aug 28, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — The way Bob Fox tells it, the Rotary Club of Southwick’s Annual Steak Roast is an event that creates lasting memories every September.