Agawam High School seniors honored for academic achievement
AGAWAM — Entering Agawam High School as a ninth grader Kamiyah Ward felt she didn’t have the best grades. So, she focused on changing that.
West Springfield school officials present reductions in revised level funded budget
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The West Springfield School Department is looking at a number of reductions to positions and expenses after Mayor William Reichelt asked the School Committee to reduce the original level service recommendation by $3 million for a level funded budget.
East Longmeadow School Committee assigns new chair, vice chair
EAST LONGMEADOW — The East Longmeadow School Committee is beginning a new chapter as it voted unanimously to reorganize in anticipation of Dr. Joanne Menard’s start date as superintendent on July 1.
No Kings III draws smaller, still determined crowd in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — About 1,000 people, bundled up against the cold, stood shoulder-to-shoulder in Court Square, with colorful signs lifted overhead that read “No Kings,” and “Defend Democracy.”
Southwick’s sewer rates see small increase, subsidy unchanged
SOUTHWICK — Unchanged for nearly a year and a half, the sewer rates for residents and businesses will increase slightly starting April 1, while the town’s subsidy to offset the sewer department’s annual shortfall will remain unchanged.
Major sidewalk installation project to begin within next month in Westfield
WESTFIELD — Work on a reconfiguration of the Mill Street and Crane Avenue intersection and the installation of new sidewalks and bicycle lanes extending south on Southwick Road from Cowles Bridge will begin in the next month or so.