by Amy Porter | Sep 18, 2024 | Hampden County, Hilltowns, Local News, Photo Slider, Southwick, Springfield
BLANDFORD — Town officials and neighbors gathered at the new patio outside the Porter Memorial Library on Sept. 10 to get acquainted with Cristina Ferrera, the new town administrator who started in the position on July 8.
by Cliff Clark | Sep 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — The Select Board voted unanimously on Sept. 5 to increase sewer rates an average of 36% and increase the town’s subsidy to offset the sewer department’s shortfall. Public Works Director Randy Brown has been warning the board for the past two years of a...
by Cliff Clark | Sep 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — If all goes according to plans, the Friends of the Southwick Dog Park Inc., a newly established nonprofit, will open a dog park on a 3.5-acre property that will provide access to the rail trail and parking. “It’s going to be called the Dillinger Dog Park,”...
by Amy Porter | Sep 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — The Southwick High School class of 1964 reunion committee has been busy meeting to plan a weekend of events for the 60th reunion on the weekend of Sept. 20-22. Actually, the committee never stopped meeting. The members of the original committee that organized itself 60 years ago are all still active.
by Mike Lydick | Sep 3, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — When David Sheehan picked up his girlfriend for their first date, he arrived in an unusual car: a 1930 Ford Model A Tudor.
by Cliff Clark | Sep 3, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — During the first meeting of the North Pond Conservation Area task force on Aug. 27, the group discussed various ways to reduce the overuse of the property, including limiting parking, improving signage, and the possibility of drafting a new bylaw to...
