by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 24, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — This May, people have the chance to walk or race around Springfield’s Forest Park, while helping to feed those in need at the Outrun Hunger 5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Walk. Outrun Hunger is organized every two years by Rachel’s Table, an anti-hunger...
by Staasi Heropoulos | Apr 24, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — When Basketball Hall of Fame President John Doleva was asked to meet Judy Matt in her office, he wasn’t sure what the Spirit of Springfield president had in mind. When he arrived for the meeting, inside the room he saw the mayor, then-police...
by Chris Maza | Apr 23, 2024 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News, Ludlow, Springfield
Family, friends and public officials are mourning the death of Eileen Monaghan, a victim of a murder allegedly committed by her boyfriend, Chicopee firefighter Jason Chapdelaine, on April 14.
by Tyler Garnet | Apr 23, 2024 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News, Springfield
The second round of the Massachusetts Farming Reinforces Education and Student Health grant funding was announced by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Office for Food and Nutrition Programs. One of the recipients included Holyoke...
by Staasi Heropoulos | Apr 17, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
Sophia MinassianReminder Publishing submitted photo SPRINGFIELD — When Sophia Minassian visits her Armenian grandmother in Springfield, she hears stories about the old country and what life was like for her Armenian ancestors who settled in the city a century ago....
by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 17, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield City Council recently approved the use of $900,000 from the city’s free cash account to cover a legal settlement with the estate of Madelyn Linsenmeir, a woman who died while in custody in 2018. Maura O’Neill, the administrator of...
