SPRINGFIELD — The ballots are in and primary voters in the 11th Hampden District chose to stay the course. The three-way primary race for the seat ended with incumbent Bud Williams winning a sixth term in the state House of Representatives.
SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Angelo Puppolo will remain in his seat in the 12th Hampden district after defeating challenger Michael Lachenmeyer in the Democratic primary on Sept. 1.
CHICOPEE — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and challenger Jeromie Whalen argued about corporate money, public appearances across the commonwealth and experience during their first head-to-head debate on Aug. 26 at the WWLP TV-22 Studios.
SPRINGFIELD — In a ruling by Superior Court Judge David Hodge on Aug. 24, developers Jeb Balise and Dinesh Patel were denied a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in the Liberty Junction courthouse case.
LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow Tree Warden Leah Wallner is providing tips on what to do when seeing a spotted lanternfly, which has been found across 50 Massachusetts municipalities, including Longmeadow, East Longmeadow, Wilbraham, Hampden and Springfield.
SPRINGFIELD — Despite the state Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance and Trial Court issuing a preliminary selection of the site and proposal for the Springfield Regional Justice Center project, the Springfield City Council’s Intergovernmental State and Federal Relations Committee invited each of the developers who submitted proposals to share them with Springfield residents.