EASTHAMPTON — As Easthampton voters prepare to decide a proposed tax override on June 9, the city’s ongoing budget challenges remained front and center during the city council’s June 3 meeting.
NORTHAMPTON — In an effort to fill the streets with a lively atmosphere through music and dance, the Salsa in the Plaza and Salsa in the Park series will return to downtown Northampton this summer.
NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Juneteenth Festival is returning to the EJ Gare Plaza on Saturday, June 6 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in another year of the vital community gathering dedicated to honoring Black liberation and excellence.
Chicopee, Holyoke and South Hadley are preparing to celebrate Independence Day with fireworks displays that bring residents together for an evening of festivities, family activities and summer tradition.
SOUTH HADLEY — For women working to rebuild their lives after addiction and hardship, Hermanas Del Rio is offering more than recovery services. It will also provide a space to regain stability, independence and hope for the future through supportive residential care.
EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Balch presented a more detailed outlook on the two scenarios the district faces pending the results of the upcoming $6.9 million Proposition 2½ override vote on June 9.