by Tyler Lederer | Apr 10, 2024 | Hampden County, Hilltowns, Local News, Southwick, Westfield
RUSSELL — State legislators, recovery coaches, doctors and people with experiences of substance use disorder gathered at Russell Town Hall on April 1 for about three hours to discuss opioid overdoses in rural Massachusetts communities. State Sen. John Velis...
by Cliff Clark | Apr 10, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — Select Board members on April 1 chose Lt. Rhett Bannish to replace Southwick Police Chief Robert Landis, who is retiring at the end of June. Bannish was chosen after he and Detective Sgt. Tom Krutka spent nearly two hours answering a series of questions...
by Cliff Clark | Apr 3, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — After two years of effort by the Master Plan Advisory Committee to develop what it called a “blueprint” for the town to thrive over the next 20 years, the Planning Board will decide soon whether to make it official. “They did a very thorough review,...
by Cliff Clark | Mar 27, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — A race is shaping up for at least one seat on the May 14 town election ballot in Southwick. Kim Perron, who has twice unsuccessfully applied to fill mid-term vacancies on the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School Committee, has returned nomination...
by Cliff Clark | Mar 21, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — Six eighth graders face criminal charges, an elected official asked a School Committee member to resign, the town is looking at writing a formal DEI policy and administrators uncovered racist graffiti as Southwick Regional School continues to reel from...
by Cliff Clark | Mar 21, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — That the splash pad project could be open to the public by mid-June and a local resident and pickleball instructor has volunteered to assist the town in building six courts were the top items discussed during a recent meeting of the Parks and Recreation...
