by Dennis Hohenberger | Mar 11, 2024 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local News
HAMPDEN — The Hampden Planning Board conducted a public hearing on Glendale Road Development’s novel solar project. The Feb. 28 hearing was the first of several meetings before the project can be approved.
by Laura Mason | Mar 11, 2024 | Belchertown, East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local News, Ludlow, Palmer, Springfield
The nominees for the 2023-24 LifeChanger of the Year Award were recently announced by host organization National Life Group.
by Bill Zito | Mar 11, 2024 | Holyoke, Local News
HOLYOKE — Those who take to the road in Western Massachusetts will be honored again on March 8 as the 2024 class of inductees are welcomed into the Western Mass. Runners’ Hall of Fame.
by Laura Mason | Mar 11, 2024 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News
EAST LONGMEADOW — During the East Longmeadow Public Schools mid-cycle presentations, school officials shared successes and areas of growth within the five schools concerning attendance rates and student support. Each school reported different approaches to these concerns.
by Michael Ballway | Mar 8, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Mittineague School will stay open, for now, the School Committee recently confirmed in a largely symbolic vote. But the committee also voted to start what could be a decade-long process of building a new elementary school in town, likely replacing...
by Tyler Lederer | Mar 7, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — Funding a new Agawam High School would increase the average single family home’s taxes by $465 to $488 per year, depending on the interest rate of the bond, said Mayor Christopher Johnson. But he said not supporting the project, and instead renovating and...