by Cliff Clark | Sep 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — The Select Board voted unanimously on Sept. 5 to increase sewer rates an average of 36% and increase the town’s subsidy to offset the sewer department’s shortfall. Public Works Director Randy Brown has been warning the board for the past two years of a...
by Cliff Clark | Sep 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — If all goes according to plans, the Friends of the Southwick Dog Park Inc., a newly established nonprofit, will open a dog park on a 3.5-acre property that will provide access to the rail trail and parking. “It’s going to be called the Dillinger Dog Park,”...
by Amy Porter | Sep 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — The Southwick High School class of 1964 reunion committee has been busy meeting to plan a weekend of events for the 60th reunion on the weekend of Sept. 20-22. Actually, the committee never stopped meeting. The members of the original committee that organized itself 60 years ago are all still active.
by Mike Lydick | Sep 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — At the Eastern States Exposition, fairgoers can find a variety foods, from deep-fried Oreos to loaded baked potatoes to a variety of exotic foreign dishes. But there is only one place that offers classic American fare cooked and served by local firefighters.
by Michael Ballway | Sep 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Republican voters in West Springfield helped John Deaton gain the nomination for U.S. Senate in the region’s only contested race during the Sept. 3 state primary election. Local GOP voters gave Deaton, a cryptocurrency lawyer from Bolton, about 78%...
by Tyler Lederer | Sep 11, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — The City Council voted recently to approve the first reading of an ordinance regulating solicitors, following a debate over when they should be allowed to operate. As presented to the council, the ordinance, sponsored by Councilor George Bitzas and Mayor...