Wyben Lighted Tractor Parade set for Nov. 22 return
WESTFIELD — The Wyben Association committee is planning its second annual Lighted Tractor Parade on Nov. 22 at 5 p.m., with a weather date of Nov. 23.
Restaurant owner distributing hot free meals to those in need
SPRINGFIELD — A small business owner is having a large impact on hungry Springfield residents.
Agawam St. Pat’s Committee seeks aspiring colleen candidates
AGAWAM — Julia Nicosia, Agawam’s 2025 colleen, had dreamed of becoming a colleen and doing the princess wave while riding on a float in the Holyoke St. Patrick’s parade ever since she was a young girl.
Westfield Soup Kitchen preps for Thanksgiving meal
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Soup Kitchen at 101 Meadow St. will offer a full homemade Thanksgiving meal on Nov. 27 at noon, dine-in or take-out.
SJC declines to hear Springfield’s effort to keep biomass out
SPRINGFIELD — The city of Springfield and its residents were dealt a blow in the latest chapter of their struggle to keep a woody biomass energy plant from being built in East Springfield.
VOC unveils Belcher apartments at former Chicopee school
CHICOPEE — The city of Chicopee and the Valley Opportunity Council hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 13 for its newly renovated apartment building at the former Belcher School on 10 Southwick St.