Girls on the Run Fall 5K set for Nov. 23 at WNE
SPRINGFIELD — With another fall season coming to a close, Girls on the Run Western Mass. will once again host its Fall Season Celebratory 5K on Nov. 23 at Western New England University.
Southwick receives earmark for Congamond dredging
SOUTHWICK — An allocation of $500,000 included in the 2024 bond bill to dredge the area directly in front of the south boat ramp on the Middle Pond of Congamond Lakes could make the project a reality, but it’s not a sure thing.
TJO Animals to hold 18th annual Pawzaar Craft Fair on Nov. 8
SPRINGFIELD — Since 2007, the Foundation for TJO Animals has been dedicated to raising essential funds to help local and homeless animals at the Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center.
Toy for Joy campaign kicks off 103rd year
When a campaign is still serving the people who need it most after more than a century, its value speaks for itself.
Reichelt wins mayoral reelection against O’Brien in a landslide
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Voters in West Springfield chose to stay the course on Nov. 4, with 71% casting their ballots to reelect Mayor Will Reichelt as the town’s leader. Town Councilor Daniel O’Brien ran a campaign to unseat Reichelt, who has been mayor for 10 years.
Western Mass. leaders create coalition to combat federal SNAP crisis
SPRINGFIELD — With a halt in federal funding for the supplemental nutritional assistance program leaving food insecure people scrambling to feed their themselves and their children, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi, Bishop Talbert Swan of the NAACP and the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts have formed a coalition to keep the community fed.