by Tyler Lederer | Apr 18, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — West Side will host its annual Clean-Up Day on Sunday, April 21. Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., volunteers can come to Town Hall, 26 Central St., to register, pick up supplies like gloves and trash bags, and to receive refreshments from the Lions Club....
by Michael Ballway | Apr 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Diners, drinkers, rugby teams, small club meetings and musicians from across the ocean playing intimate concerts, they all come to Morgan Road.
by Michael Ballway | Apr 10, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — For three Town Council members considering plans to build a new elementary school, the question was “why rush,” especially as the planning process will take years. But for a majority of the Town Council, the response was: Why wait longer than...
by Miasha Lee | Apr 10, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — “We have a forgotten department in this town,” Linda Parent told the Town Council on March 18, “and that’s the Council on Aging. We have a very small staff there, a part-time custodian and 80-year-old women moving chairs and tables. We also have a...
by Tyler Lederer | Apr 4, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — American Legion Post 207 hosted a ceremony on March 25 to unveil a sign designating Route 20 in West Springfield as the “Massachusetts Medal of Honor Highway.” The sign, at 83 Park Ave., was sponsored and paid for by the Massachusetts Military Order...
by Mike Lydick | Apr 3, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Five West Springfield teachers, Megan Banks, Stephanie Duggan, Karin Kane, Courtney Kimball and Christopher Taft, will be honored this month for their exceptional teaching skills. Each was chosen for a 2024 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching...