SOUTHWICK — When it appeared the U.S. Department of Agriculture would pause SNAP benefits for November because of the government shutdown, beneficiaries were worried and confused about what would happen to them, Our Community Food Pantry helped calm their fears and offered food to everyone in need.
SPRINGFIELD — It was 8:30 a.m., the start of another school day. Children filed into their classrooms at Rebecca M. Johnson School.
EAST LONGMEADOW — At the Nov. 3 East Longmeadow School Committee meeting, the committee recognized Food Service Director Lori Pahl and voted in the town’s Superintendent Screening Committee.
EAST LONGMEADOW — After several hours of public hearings, points and counterpoints made by lawyers and discussions about the turning radius of large vehicles, the East Longmeadow Planning Board voted 4-0 on Nov. 4 to approve the site plan for a group of warehouses at 330 Chestnut St.
WILBRAHAM — An update to the ongoing projects with the Massachusetts School Building Authority was provided at the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Committee meeting on Nov. 3.
LONGMEADOW — On Nov. 4, residents of Longmeadow attended the town’s Special Town Meeting at the Longmeadow High School gymnasium to vote on 19 articles.