by Debbie Gardner | Feb 2, 2025 | Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local Headlines, South Hadley
SOUTH HADLEY — For one Saturday in March, you’re invited to step back in time to the era of Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller, when swing music was all the rage, radio was king, and the broadcasts were live.
by Ryan Feyre | Feb 2, 2025 | Franklin County, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Springfield
For years, Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity has been a beacon of hope for low-income individuals seeking homeownership and home repair opportunities, and now, they have a new tool in their toolbox.
by Sarah Heinonen | Feb 2, 2025 | Franklin County, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local Headlines, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The blueberries in a morning smoothie. The tomatoes in a BLT at lunch. The asparagus on a dinner plate. The food people in Massachusetts eat every day is often grown here. But the people who harvest the crops that feed Baystaters are often paid nearly half of what other workers in the state receive.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jan 29, 2025 | East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow, Monson, More Local Headlines, Springfield
With 16 years in the state House of Representatives, Brian Ashe finds himself working on core issues each term.Reminder publishing file photo
by Sarah Heinonen | Jan 29, 2025 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — The School Committee reviewed comments from Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Regional Governance Coordinator Michelle Griffin regarding the proposed changes to the regional agreement.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jan 29, 2025 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local News, Ludlow, Photo Slider, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — A fire broke out at the Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative Bus Garage at 2045 Boston Rd. on Jan. 21. The fire, reported by a passerby at 1:37 a.m., involved four electric buses housed at the site.