EAST LONGMEADOW — St. Michael’s Knights of Columbus in East Longmeadow presented checks of $2,000 each to the Veterans’ Memorial Committee and the town’s Council on Aging. They are two of the five organizations the Knights gifted with funding recently.
LONGMEADOW — Christian Whitsett of Jones Whitsett Architects delivered to the Longmeadow Select Board a presentation on the middle school building project as it stands, three months before the town votes on whether to authorize spending for the project.
CHICOPEE — Due to the weather, elected officials and community members gathered inside the City Hall auditorium on June 18 to take part in a Juneteenth celebration and flag raising.
CHICOPEE — Before Westover Job Corps graduation on June 17, state Sen. Jake Oliveira as well as state Reps. Shirley Arriaga and Brian Ashe hosted a press conference outside Berchmans Hall at Elms College to address the Trump administration’s attempt to close the Westover Job Corps Center and nearly 100 similar programs across the country.
HOLYOKE — The Greater Holyoke YMCA announced the opening of its new Personal Training Studio powered by Marcotte Ford, a dedicated space designed to help members take their fitness journey to the next level through customized, one-on-one support in a welcoming and motivating environment.
HOLYOKE — OneHolyoke CDC hosted a lunchtime event, “Building and Sustaining Livable Communities,” on June 16, featuring speakers U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, Rick Sullivan and Elise Rapoza, to discuss and address the housing crisis.