by Sarah Heinonen | Nov 11, 2024 | Agawam, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Easthampton, Hampden, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Holyoke, Local News, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Palmer, Photo Slider, Southwick, Springfield, West Springfield, Westfield, Wilbraham
The morning after the Nov. 5 election, while control of the U.S. House of Representatives was still in the air, the outcome in Massachusetts’ First Congressional District was clear. U.S. Rep. Richard Neal (D-Springfield) won a 19th term, his sixth representing the westernmost district in the state.
by Cliff Clark | Nov 5, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — The federal Natural Resources Conservation Service will hire a consultant to survey Congamond Lake in person to settle on a flooding plan.
by Cliff Clark | Oct 29, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — Select Board members want a better understanding of public opinion before they ask Town Meeting to decide on a $15 million bond to build a town-owned fiber-optic network. “I’m reluctant to say today that we should put it on the town warrant until I get...
by Michael Ballway | Oct 25, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — Though not every legislator has an opponent, voters in Southwick have several choices to make on their Nov. 5 election ballots, or during early voting sessions. At the top of the ballot is a six-way contest for United States president, featuring...
by Cliff Clark | Oct 23, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — Town officials are considering a Special Town Meeting this winter to address several proposals, including land acquisition near the Southwick Historical Museum and design work for a major masonry repair at Town Hall. At an Oct. 15 meeting, interim Building...
by Cliff Clark | Oct 23, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — At the last meeting of the High Speed Internet Committee, its members agreed the decision to embark on the five-year project will be made by Town Meeting next May if the Select Board agrees to put forth an article to authorize borrowing of $15 million to...
