by Cliff Clark | Sep 25, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — Nearly 100 clients of the town’s Senior Center enjoyed a barbecue lunch and live music during the center’s annual get-together on Sept. 19 at Whalley Park. “Everyone seemed to have a great time,” said Lisa Anderson, the newly appointed director of the Senior Center.
by Cliff Clark | Sep 25, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — Lisa Anderson, the sexton of the town’s Old and New cemeteries, is looking for donors to ensure the graves of every veteran buried in the cemeteries will be adorned with a wreath during this winter’s holidays. “It’s a way for a family, or anyone, to say to...
by Mike Lydick | Sep 25, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, West Springfield
Sept. 16 — the first Monday of the Big E’s 2024 season — was warm and sunny. It was perfect fair weather for the 67,034 people who attended. That number was four times higher than the Salute to West Springfield in 2023, when only 16,549 people attended because of rainy weather, setting a record low attendance.
by Tyler Lederer | Sep 25, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Police Station Siting Committee has recommended seven parcels to Mayor William Reichelt, who said he plans to meet with committee Chair Anthony DiStefano after the Big E to discuss them and figure out the town’s next steps. Next steps could...
by Miasha Lee | Sep 25, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — On Oct. 19, the Ramapogue Historical Society will host its third annual Fall Festival at the Josiah Day House, 1-4 p.m., followed by cemetery tours from 4 to 7 p.m. at the nearby Park Street Cemetery. “Both events are free,” said Ramapogue President...
by Staasi Heropoulos | Sep 25, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
“I had not done a show for maybe 10 years. I used to love it, but assumed I was done with that,” she told Reminder Publishing. “But someone who was supposed to display their work canceled, and the head librarian said to me, ‘Jane, we need your paintings.’ So, I did it.”
