by Peter Tuohy | Apr 24, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — As the last chill of a snow-packed winter fades away over the Pioneer Valley, the Irish Cultural Center of Western New England is bringing a tradition to West Springfield that dates back 5,000 years in Ireland’s history, welcoming the beginning of summer in the Celtic calendar.
by Tyler Garnet | Apr 24, 2026 | Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News
HOLYOKE — Bookshelves will double as fairways when the Holyoke Public Library tees up its annual mini golf event on Saturday, May 2, turning the library into a one-of-a-kind course for players of all ages.
by Peter Tuohy | Apr 24, 2026 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News
EAST LONGMEADOW — People of all ages had the opportunity to step into the various worlds of storytelling, and meet those who create them, at the Pleasant View Senior Center’s Artists and Authors Fair on April 23.
by Tyler Garnet | Apr 23, 2026 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Local News
CHICOPEE — A Chicopee man was arraigned on multiple charges following a child exploitation investigation that multiple state agencies collaborated on.
by Peter Tuohy | Apr 23, 2026 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News
EAST LONGMEADOW — One East Longmeadow couple is not only now connected by love, but by a transplant, after a resident donated her kidney to help her husband fight Complement 3 Glomerulopathy, an extremely rare kidney disease.
by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 23, 2026 | Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News
HOLYOKE — April is Fair Housing Month, commemorating President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Fair Housing Act on April 11, 1968.