by Sarah Heinonen | Nov 5, 2025 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News
EAST LONGMEADOW — The East Longmeadow Town Council voted on Oct. 28 to appropriate $1.34 million from the town’s free cash account to pay off debt for modular buildings at Mountain View Elementary, saving more than $500,000 along the way.
by Trent Levakis | Nov 5, 2025 | Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — With another fall season coming to a close, Girls on the Run Western Mass. will once again host its Fall Season Celebratory 5K on Nov. 23 at Western New England University.
by Cliff Clark | Nov 5, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — An allocation of $500,000 included in the 2024 bond bill to dredge the area directly in front of the south boat ramp on the Middle Pond of Congamond Lakes could make the project a reality, but it’s not a sure thing.
by Peter Tuohy | Nov 5, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Since 2007, the Foundation for TJO Animals has been dedicated to raising essential funds to help local and homeless animals at the Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center.
by Ron Chimelis | Nov 5, 2025 | Franklin County, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local News, Springfield
When a campaign is still serving the people who need it most after more than a century, its value speaks for itself.
by Sarah Heinonen | Nov 5, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Voters in West Springfield chose to stay the course on Nov. 4, with 71% casting their ballots to reelect Mayor Will Reichelt as the town’s leader. Town Councilor Daniel O’Brien ran a campaign to unseat Reichelt, who has been mayor for 10 years.