by Bill Zito | Jun 17, 2024 | Hampshire County, Local News, Ware
WARE — A 27-article warrant was presented at the rescheduled June 10 Town meeting at the Ware Junior Senior High School with a significant allotment of time and discussion devoted to identifying overall budget allocations and affecting changes to water bylaws and infrastructure spending.
by Amy Porter | Jun 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Hampshire County, Hilltowns, Local News, Photo Slider, Westfield
HUNTINGTON — Alexi Bonenfant of Westfield is the valedictorian for the Gateway Regional High School class of 2024. Bonenfant is the daughter of Matthew Bonenfant, Gateway’s athletic director. She started attending Gateway schools in first grade.
by Tyler Garnet | Jun 11, 2024 | Hampshire County, Local News, South Hadley
SOUTH HADLEY — Due to its town bylaw, a Town Meeting Review Committee is appointed every five years to report its findings and recommendations regarding ways and means to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of Town Meeting to the Select Board within six months of its appointment.
by Cliff Clark | Jun 11, 2024 | Hampshire County, Hilltowns, Local News
HUNTINGTON —With an unusually large amount of free cash available this year to the town, most of the discussion from residents during Town Meeting last week was on several articles on the warrant related to using it for increase town employee salaries and fund...
by Bill Zito | Jun 10, 2024 | Belchertown, Hampshire County, Local Headlines, Ware
PELHAM — Budget allocation for the Quabbin Health District’s Public Health Excellence Grant met with approval at a June 6 meeting of the health district’s Board of Directors at the Pelham Library.
by Bill Zito | Jun 10, 2024 | Hampshire County, Local News, More Local Headlines, Ware
WARE — A collection of work by award winning artist Deborah Padden is featured this month at the Pinney Gallery, located in the Kent Memorial Library in Suffield.