by Cliff Clark | Aug 28, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Westfield
WESTFIELD — After asbestos pipe jackets were discovered on the now-decommissioned Cowles Bridge, the state’s Department of Transportation announced the bridge’s replacement project would be briefly delayed earlier this month.
by Mike Lydick | Aug 28, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Westfield
WESTFIELD — Anne Wellington delved into the history of Grandmothers’ Garden, something she’s been researching for nearly 30 years, during a recent presentation at the Westfield Athenaeum as part of the garden’s 90th anniversary celebration.
by Cliff Clark | Aug 28, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — The Conservation Commission was presented a draft of a land management plan for the North Pond Conservation Area during its Aug. 19 meeting, including steps to get it into compliance with the conservation restriction placed on the property by the state....
by Michael Ballway | Aug 28, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Pine Street will be the next neighborhood to get speed humps, after a Town Council vote on Aug. 19. It won’t be the last. Town crews will install the speed-control devices in front of 47 and 54 Pine St., and 105 and 108 Pine St. District 2 Councilor...
by Tyler Lederer | Aug 28, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — This year, 124 volunteers spent hundreds of hours between May and June preparing the YMCA of Greater Springfield’s campgrounds at Camp Weber in West Springfield and Stony Brook Acres in Wilbraham.
by Mike Lydick | Aug 28, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The summer break is over for students and staff in West Springfield. When they return to school for the 2024-25 school year there will a number of changes. Some of those changes will also affect parents and caregivers. The district welcomes back...