West Springfield council votes 6-3 to take 1st step to new Fausey

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...

West Springfield mayor says he’s working on senior van, kitchen

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...

Signs on West Springfield streets part of nationwide Medal of Honor recognition

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...

West Springfield awardees attracted to teaching by love for learning

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...

West Springfield playgrounds, school renovations to get final ESSER dollars

by Michael Ballway | Apr 3, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield

WEST SPRINGFIELD — The last million dollars of pandemic relief funds will upgrade offices and playgrounds at several schools. West Springfield School Committee member Kathleen Alevras, chair of the Facilities Subcommittee, told her colleagues on March 26 that the...

Agawam-West Springfield CROP Walk sets goal of raising $10K

by Miasha Lee | Apr 3, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield

AGAWAM — The 2024 Agawam-West Springfield CROP Hunger Walk will take place Sunday, April 28, at Feeding Hills Congregational Church. CROP Hunger Walks are community-led interfaith events that raise funds to end hunger locally and around the world. Everyone is welcome...