Despite recent rain, mandatory water ban continues in Southwick
SOUTHWICK — In the years before the state tied municipal water use to the state’s drought status, the town’s mandatory water ban would have already been lifted.
Chicopee City Council approves bond authorization for water main replacement at roundabout project
CHICOPEE — The roundabout project at the intersection of Montgomery Street, Granby Road and McKinstry Avenue will include another facet after the City Council approved the authorization of a $1.2 million bond to replace water utility infrastructure at the project’s site.
State funding to help Holyoke’s early literacy levels
HOLYOKE — Holyoke Public Schools is getting some help in the reading department.
Holyoke sports complex future remains nebulous
HOLYOKE — The probability of a sports complex and new home for the International Volleyball Hall of Fame coming to Holyoke is still up in the air.
Chicopee’s National Night Out arrives at new location
CHICOPEE — Chicopee’s 32nd annual National Night event on Aug. 10 at Szot Park featured hundreds of vendors and plenty of residents despite the new location.
Two people chosen by lottery win chance to buy affordable homes in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Standing on the porch of a newly built three-bedroom house on Highland Street, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno turned the handle on a bingo cage, sending the green and white balls inside clattering as it spun. Opening the cage door, he fished out a ball at random, cracked it open and read the slip of paper inside.