SPRINGFIELD — The X Improvement Project, a roadway initiative 10 years in the making, was nearly derailed on Oct. 7 when members of the City Council objected to finding out in the eleventh hour that they would need to vote on land taking and easements that evening or risk losing the $16 million state-funded project.
PALMER — The School Committee was presented a budget report during its Oct. 16 Palmer School Committee meeting that updated how the fiscal year 2025 budget is looking so far into the new school year.
Reminder Publishing sent questionnaires to both candidates for state senator in the Worcester and Hampden District, which covers the towns of Brimfield, Holland, Monson, Wales, and several others to the east. Incumbent Sen. Ryan Fattman (R-Sutton) is facing a challenge from Anthony Allard (D-Monson).
LUDLOW — Amid a background of animal sounds, state Rep. Aaron Saunders (D-Belchertown) and state Sen. Jake Oliveira (D-Ludlow) presented Joan Lupa and the Lupa Zoo in Ludlow with a check for $25,000, an earmark from the fiscal year 2025 state budget.
LUDLOW — Just over a year after the Board of Selectmen approved $4.8 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay for a new football and soccer field and track at Ludlow High School, the ribbon was cut on the space during halftime at the Oct. 11 football game against South Hadley High School.