Land trust for Southwick starts with cleanup day, logo contest
SOUTHWICK — A new nonprofit organization will raise money from private donors to purchase land in town, protecting it from development. Maryssa Cook-Obregon, president of the Southwick Land Trust, says her group has nine members so far and is soliciting for new ones....Hunting permission bylaw won’t go on Southwick warrant
SOUTHWICK — After an hour of listening to property owners and hunters opposed to a proposed bylaw that would require hunters to ask permission from private property owners before stepping on their land, the Select Board on April 16 informally decided to remove the...
West Side Creamy Cones opens for business in West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — After 10 years of running an ice cream catering truck, Mehmet Sarikcioglu has opened his own shop. West Side Creamy Cones is serving soft serve, sandwiches, sundaes and more at a Union Street storefront.
Rosie rising after fruitful ‘reboot’ year for Agawam’s robotics team
AGAWAM — For the first time in nearly a decade, the high school’s Rosie Robotics team recently competed at the FIRST Robotics Competition’s New England regional district championship.
Agawam teen is one of few girls to earn highest Boy Scout rank
AGAWAM — Shannon Newsome is Agawam’s first Eagle Scout since the Boy Scouts of America allowed girls to join the organization five years ago.