by Peter Tuohy | Aug 11, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow is calling out to residents and families for a celebration of the town’s first responders in a dual event with the Longmeadow Police and Fire departments.
by Peter Tuohy | Aug 11, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — The Longmeadow Middle School Building Committee is inching closer to the start of construction on the new middle school after unanimously approving to submit 90% of design documents into the Massachusetts School Building Authority for consideration.
by Cliff Clark | Aug 10, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — The owner of a home on South Road was issued an enforcement order by the Conservation Commission after sediment from his property inundated a protected wetland area following a heavy rainstorm on Aug. 3.
by Tyler Garnet | Aug 10, 2026 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Local News
CHICOPEE — Chicopee will have a new place offering various hair care services after Divalicious Beauty Salon, located at 45 Perkins St., hosted a ribbon-cutting and grand-opening ceremony on Aug. 7 to celebrate its arrival to the city.
by Peter Tuohy | Aug 10, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Rotary Club of West Springfield awarded nearly $17,000 in grants to 10 local organizations, funding projects ranging from refugee education and veterans’ services to youth programs, environmental safety and public library resources.
by Sarah Heinonen | Aug 10, 2026 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — The Agawam City Council unanimously approved the first reading of a moratorium on data centers, the computer server farms that supportive data-intensive technology, such as artificial intelligence.