Candidates answer questions ahead of 3rd Hampden election
SOUTHWICK — Election season is nearing its apex, with the Nov. 3 general election just days away.
Pease, Hoffman talk issues ahead of 4th Hampden District race
WESTFIELD — The Nov. 3 general election is just days away, so candidates are wrapping up their campaigns and preparing for a long day at the polls.
Collins-Kalbaugh becomes Chicopee Fire Department’s first female deputy chief
CHICOPEE — Katie Collins-Kalbaugh is no stranger to making Chicopee history within the city’s Fire Department. On Oct. 20, when Collins-Kalbaugh was promoted from captain to deputy chief, she became the first woman to hold the role within the Chicopee Fire Department.
Why’s It Gotta Be? Theater offers unique take on Shakespeare classic
SPRINGFIELD — Fresh off its first anniversary, Why’s It Gotta Be? Theater Group returns for its second production: the Shakespeare classic “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Nov. 6-14 at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Greater Springfield.
Reassured Springfield City Council approves halal ‘slaughterhouse’
SPRINGFIELD — Business consultant Ryan McCollum reassured the City Council that a halal fresh market at 785 Page Blvd., which will slaughter chickens to order, will be a retail environment rather than a stereotypical butcher shop.
Springfield council, activists in holding pattern on biomass facility
SPRINGFIELD — The City Council Public Health Committee met to discuss what actions the city’s legislative body can take to oppose a long-proposed biomass energy facility at 1000 Page Blvd.