by Miasha Lee | Mar 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Palmer
PALMER — After years in the works, Seven Railroads Brewing Company opened for business on Feb. 23. Owners Rachel Rosenbloom and Michael Bedrosian have been living in Palmer since 2016 and first approached the town in November of 2021 on opening a brewery.
by Miasha Lee | Mar 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Monson
MONSON — On Feb. 26, the Monson Board of Health hosted its second community listening session on how the town should use funding from a recent opioid settlement at First Church of Monson.
by Sophie Markham | Mar 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Ludlow
LUDLOW — The Ludlow 250th Celebration Committee welcomed Ludlow’s First Night Celebration at Ludlow High School and Town Hall on Feb. 24.
by Sarah Heinonen | Mar 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Ludlow
State Sen. Jake Oliviera and state Rep. Aaron Saunders presented a proclamation from the Massachusetts State Legislature congratulating Ludlow on its 250th anniversary as a town. Linda Collette, the chair of the Ludlow 250th Commemoration Committee accepted the...
by Laura Mason | Mar 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — After previously delaying the vote, the Longmeadow School Committee approved the modified fiscal year 2025 budget presented by Superintendent M. Martin O’Shea during its Feb. 27 meeting.
by Sarah Heinonen | Mar 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — This May, two of the 16 people who were known to be enslaved in Longmeadow will have their lives and stories memorialized in stone.