by Tyler Lederer | Aug 21, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider
The park announced its newest attraction, a straddle coaster called “Quantum Accelerator,” park president Pete Carmichael compared it to “Pandemonium,” a steel spinning coaster with a max speed of 31 miles per hour. Both “Pandemonium” and the new coaster, he said, are thrill rides the whole family could experience together.
by Tyler Lederer | Aug 21, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — West Springfield will test its Southwick water treatment facility to see if it filters out certain varieties of PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.”
by Amy Porter | Aug 21, 2024 | Hampden County, Hilltowns, Local News
BLANDFORD — This Labor Day weekend, plan to spend all or a part of it at the 155th Blandford Fair Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, hosted by the Union Agricultural & Horticulture Society, founded in 1867.
by Cliff Clark | Aug 21, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — With the town’s High Speed Internet Committee reviewing revenue projections and financial modeling for the construction of the town’s proposed broadband network over the past several months, it has become unclear if the project is financially feasible, but...
by Cliff Clark | Aug 21, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, More Articles, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — The installation of the Whalley Park splash pad is expected to begin in six to eight weeks, after the town planner recently agreed to oversee the project.
by Amy Porter | Aug 21, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Westfield
WESTFIELD — Next month, three Catholic parishes in Westfield and the city’s Catholic high school will have a new spiritual leader, and a school chapel with stained-glass windows for the first time.