Loomis Lakeside hosts Artisan Craft Fair
SPRINGFIELD — On Oct. 18, Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing hosted a craft fair.
Diocese of Springfield makes appeal to community to help with food insecurity
WESTFIELD — William D. Byrne, the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield visited the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry at St. Mary’s Parish on Nov. 6 to issue a call to arms to the community to help those struggling with food insecurity as a result of the cut in SNAP benefits.
Bids open soon for Westfield on Weekends’ annual Tree Jubilee
WESTFIELD — Bids open for Westfield on Weekends’ eighth annual Tree Jubilee on Nov. 17 and run through Dec. 3.
Western Mass. leaders come together to combat hunger
SPRINGFIELD — When a halt in federal funding for the supplemental nutritional assistance program left 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 formed a coalition to keep the community fed.
Former mayor voted to council, another ousted in Westfield election
WESTFIELD — According to unofficial results, 5,854 residents, 19.97% of the 29,308 registered voters, made their voices heard in Westfield’s municipal election where there were contested races for mayor, at large City Council and Ward 2 City Council.
Holyoke City Council welcomes new faces following election
HOLYOKE — Holyoke saw two longtime city councilors lose their seats in contested races amid a 17% voter turnout.