CHICOPEE — The Chicopee City Council hosted a special meeting on Sept. 22 to review the leading design options for a new Anna E. Barry Elementary School, with city officials and residents eager to weigh the costs, challenges and long-term benefits of each proposal.
HOLYOKE — For the 14th year, the Great Holyoke Brick Race will once again be on the starting line and zooming into downtown on Saturday, Oct. 11 from 1-3 p.m., taking over Race Street along the canal in front of Paper City Studios and LightHouse Holyoke.
LONGMEADOW — Voters in Longmeadow supported a debt exclusion to pay for the $151.59 million middle school, with a vote of 2,130-1,360.
HOLYOKE — On Sept. 26, the city of Holyoke hosted a press conference to discuss a new 10-year contract between the city and Veolia North America.
EAST LONGMEADOW — East Longmeadow Police Chief Mark Williams and Fire Chief Christopher Beecher delivered an update to the Town Council on Sept. 23 regarding their departments’ needs and interactions with the community.
WESTFIELD — Kristen Smidy of Westfield has been appointed to the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, according to an announcement from the Healey-Driscoll administration on Sept. 22.