by Tyler Garnet | Sep 17, 2026 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Local News
CHICOPEE — Funding for the Anna E. Barry Elementary School project currently awaits City Council approval, but the School Committee recently backed the project.
by Tyler Garnet | Sep 17, 2026 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News
Holyoke now has a new policy in case any law enforcement agent attempts to make a civil arrest at schools, but Chicopee’s policy did not pass the School Committee. On Aug. 5, Gov. Maura Healey signed into law the PROTECT Act, which, in part, amended MGL Chapter 71 and...
by Tyler Garnet | Sep 17, 2026 | Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News
HOLYOKE — The City Council and Finance Subcommittee will discuss using $750,000 to address quality-of-life issues through a comprehensive neighborhood stabilization initiative called Ezekiel’s Plan 2.0,
by Peter Tuohy | Sep 17, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — The Friends of Wilbraham Seniors is set to host Agawam Paranormal’s return to the Wilbraham Senior Center, 250 Springfield St., on Oct. 16 to reveal the investigative group’s findings from visits to three Wilbraham locations – Adams Cemetery, the Block Building and Taproom Bar and Grill.
by Amy Porter | Sep 17, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield
WESTFIELD — The Planning Board, chaired by William Carellas, voted unanimously to postpone the decision on granting a three-year extension of the special permit for the Westfield data center proposed by Servistar Realties LLC.
by Cliff Clark | Sep 17, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — At the most recent Lake Management Committee meeting, the president of Citizen Restoring Congamond said the group’s members wanted to “hold off” on funding a boathouse for the Police Department’s patrol boat.