SOUTHWICK — The owners of two homes appeared at the Select Board meeting Monday asking for help to find a solution on how to protect themselves from a resident of a group home on Klaus Anderson Road who has been escaping and putting their families in fear.
WESTFIELD — Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski and Director of Finance Shannon Barry presented the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget to the School Committee at a special meeting on April 7, prior to the regular School Committee meeting.
HOLYOKE — To recognize and celebrate the efforts of Cheryl Juaire for helping raise awareness for opioid overdose, MiraVista Behavioral Health Center presented her with the first You-Have-Our AdMIRAtion Award of 2025.
HOLYOKE — The Holyoke Rotary Club announced its premier tasting fundraiser and silent auction, Eat, Drink, and Be Holyoke, will take place on Thursday, May 1, at the Holyoke Council on Aging and Senior Center, 291 Pine St., at 5:30 p.m.
CHICOPEE — With April being Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Chicopee hosted a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall on April 11.
CHICOPEE — The Healey-Driscoll administration announced that more than 300 Massachusetts fire departments, including Chicopee, will receive grants to support safety equipment for firefighters and life safety education for kids and older adults.