by Dennis Hackett | Feb 13, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — On the latest episode of “So That Reminds Me,” hosts Ryan Feyre and Tyler Garnet sat down with Springfield City Council President Tracye Whitfield to talk about her tenure as City Council president.
by Peter Tuohy | Feb 12, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — At the West Springfield School Committee meeting on Feb. 10, Mittineague Elementary School Principal Michael Pescitelli and West Springfield Middle School Principal Peter Gillen presented the 2025 accountability and climate reports for their respective schools.
by Sarah Heinonen | Feb 12, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Federal funding for organizations in Massachusetts has been limited over the past year, with many grants and programs canceled.
by Tyler Garnet | Feb 11, 2026 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Local News
CHICOPEE — In less than two weeks, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee of Chicopee will name its next colleen to represent the city at the 73rd Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade on Sunday, March 22.
by Trent Levakis | Feb 11, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The Bombyx Brass Collective is gearing up for its next show, a pre-spring concert called “Musical Flurries,” on Sunday, March 1 at 3 p.m. at the Bombyx Center in Florence.
by Peter Tuohy | Feb 11, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — On Feb. 25 in the Longmeadow High School auditorium, a coalition of town committees and organizations will be showing “Plastics People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics” to inform the public on the impact microplastics have on human health and the planet.