by Ryan Feyre | Feb 14, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — In an attempt to bring the Police Department’s technology into the 21st century, the City Council approved a funding package of $7.2 million to upgrade the department’s technology.
by Ryan Feyre | Feb 14, 2025 | Hampden County, More Local Headlines, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield City Council unanimously approved a resolution in support of a bill signed by Gov. Maura Healey in early January that aims to enhance the safety of school children who ride the bus daily.
by Ryan Feyre | Feb 14, 2025 | Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield City Councilor Sean Curran believes now is the right time for the city to initiate a feasibility study for a new public safety complex.
by Ryan Feyre | Feb 14, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The City Council unanimously passed a resolution during its Feb. 10 meeting that supports the inclusion of all Liberians living in the United States facing mass deportation and an emergency injunctive relief lawsuit.
by Sarah Heinonen | Feb 12, 2025 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local News, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — The Hampden Selectboard and Wilbraham Select Board met with the Hampden Wilbraham Regional School Committee to iron out proposed changes to the regional agreement. The document, created in 1956 and amended in 1994 and 2015, is the guiding framework under which the district operates.
by Sarah Heinonen | Feb 12, 2025 | Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — The “L Project,” a Massachusetts Department of Transportation road redesign project estimated to take up to seven years, has moved into a new phase. Despite its goal of making portions of Longmeadow Street and several of the roadways around it safer and more efficient for vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians, not everyone is happy about the project.