La Cucina di Hampden House serves up support for Toy for Joy
Paul Roberge knows there’s a need.
March for the Food Bank returns for 16th year
With food insecurity on the rise, and many still recovering from the delayed release of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in November, the March for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts returned for another 43-mile trek from Springfield to Greenfield on Nov. 24 and 25.
Easthampton leaders advocate for ranked-choice voting
EASTHAMPTON — A little over one week after ranked-choice voting decided Easthampton’s mayor, city leaders at all levels of government are pining for the mechanism to expand to multi-winner election races.
Grow Food’s Winter Market returns to Senior Center
NORTHAMPTON — The Grow Food Northampton Winter Farmer’s Market returned on Nov. 22 at the Senior Center for another winter season of local market offerings.
Baystate Health to offer buyouts in bid to cut costs
SPRINGFIELD — In an effort to cut costs, the largest employer in Western Massachusetts, Baystate Health, has announced that it is offering severance packages to some of its 1,300 employees who opt for “voluntary separation.”
Northampton holds initial discussion on changes to food truck ordinance
NORTHAMPTON — As Northampton continues to traverse a post-COVID landscape, the city’s Ordinance Review Committee is exploring the possibility of bringing food trucks to the city’s downtown areas.