Wilbraham and Longmeadow were among 192 towns awarded $5.6 million in grants as part of Massachusetts’ Municipal Road Safety Grant program, which aims to target and improve local traffic safety issues through enforcement, additional strategies and needed equipment.
SOUTH HADLEY — During the School Committee meeting on Sept. 19, the committee and Superintendent Mark McLaughlin reviewed and approved the Massachusetts School Building Authority Enrollment Certification.
HOLYOKE — Delaney’s Market will begin providing meals for WestMass ElderCare’s Senior Nutrition Program, which includes both home-delivered meals and Community Table sites, in a partnership of local groups that began on Oct. 1.
HOLYOKE — A sixth-grade Holyoke STEM student who was hit by a car on Main Street while walking to school is slowly improving as she has been receiving medical care at an area hospital.
HOLYOKE — The two open seats on the Holyoke School Committee for Ward 1 and Ward 4 have been filled by new interim members Gladys Lebron-Martinez and Orlando Isaza.
CHICOPEE — After an Ordinance Committee meeting on Sept. 30 and a City Council meeting on Oct. 1, both groups voted favorable to enact a single use plastic bag ban for the city.