by Staasi Heropoulos | Apr 3, 2024 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson
Left: Khruanha “Ning” Naiyanan. Right: Sean McMinn.Reminder Publishing submitted photo What could be more exciting in the game of golf than sinking a hole-in-one? When a caddy at the Longmeadow Country Club receives a full, four-year scholarship to one of America’s...
by Mike Lydick | Mar 28, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
Fourth graders from Clark School in Agawam recently took an educational field trip to Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary for a hands-on experience about a flying mammal that can be creepy, scary and spooky, but is an important species in many ways. The 60 students traveled...
by Amy Porter | Mar 28, 2024 | Hampden County, Hilltowns, Local News
CHESTER — Students in Chester Elementary School spent part of February and March tapping maple trees on school property and making maple syrup over a wood fire from the sap they collected. “We tapped the trees right on the school property, some on the front property...
by Tyler Lederer | Mar 27, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — The hotel proposed for Agawam’s Main Street, now called the Opal Inn & Suites, will be built regardless of whether Shield Hotel’s request for a zone change is approved. “We will be going forward with the hotel regardless of the zone change. The structure,...
by Sarah Heinonen | Mar 27, 2024 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News
EAST LONGMEADOW — The East Longmeadow School Committee voted to approve a three-year plan to tackle diversity in its staff, educating teachers on new curricula and greater collaboration between teachers to support students. Under the Student Opportunity Act, school...
by Bill Zito | Mar 27, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — Reviewing Capital Improvement Plan recommendations for fiscal year 2025 at their March 18 meeting, members of the Longmeadow Select Board focused on potential funding for HVAC system upgrades at the Wolf Swamp Road School and need for increased road...