HOLYOKE — The Healey-Driscoll administration recently announced that they have awarded $281,000 in Work-Based Learning grants to 14 school districts across Massachusetts, including $24,976 to Holyoke Public Schools.
HOLYOKE — The City Council passed a budget of approximately $180 million for the fiscal year 2026 operating budget, about a $8 million increase from FY25.
CHICOPEE — The Chicopee Historical Society announced that it will be releasing a book this fall called “Richard B. Inshaw: A Craftsman’s Life and Work in Chicopee, Massachusetts.”
CHICOPEE — The City Council approved adopting the provision to the HERO Act that will increase the property tax exemption available to qualified disabled veterans to as much as $2,000.
AGAWAM — City Councilor Tom Hendrickson is calling for the town’s municipal internet task force to reconvene after GoNetSpeed announced that it was suspending plans to build a fiber optic internet system in Agawam.
WEST SPRINGFIELD — At the beginning of April, the town of West Springfield announced the kickoff of its 2025 Charter Review Committee, in accordance with the West Springfield Home Rule Charter, which mandates a review every 10 years.