by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 8, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — What began as a simple discussion at a Springfield City Council meeting about discontinuing a street ended in a full-blown shouting match and the near removal of a city councilor from the chamber.
by Peter Tuohy | Apr 8, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow officials have determined the initial cost the town will face if voters decide move the fiber project forward at the Annual Town Meeting on May 12.
by Miasha Lee | Apr 8, 2026 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Local News
CHICOPEE — A new ice cream shop in Chicopee will assuage impending heat waves this summer.
by Tyler Garnet | Apr 7, 2026 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Local News
CHICOPEE — With April being Parkinson’s Awareness Month, the city of Chicopee hosted a flag-raising event on April 7 to educate the community about the disease and raise awareness.
by Peter Tuohy | Apr 7, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — The Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District School Committee is notifying its staff about the possibility of more layoffs in the fiscal year 2027 reductions, cited as allowing staff to prepare for the “worst case scenario” by School Committee member Tim Collins.
by Peter Tuohy | Apr 7, 2026 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News
EAST LONGMEADOW — East Longmeadow’s chapter of the national “Wait Until 8th” movement is working hard to “let kids be kids a little longer,” according to Natalee Georgantas, the chapter’s leader.