by Amy Porter | Dec 20, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Westfield
WESTFIELD — Carmel Steger, president of the Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail met up with local author Robert Madison at the Westfield Technical Academy library last week to present a copy of his book to the school.
by Ron Chimelis | Dec 20, 2024 | Hampden, Hampden County, Holyoke, Local Headlines, Local News, Springfield
The Toy for Joy campaign is in its final stages, but a late surge in donations will make countless children and families happy this Christmas.
by Ryan Feyre | Dec 18, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Public Schools and the city’s Police Department are working on updated language to a much-debated contract that lets police patch into the school cameras in live time during an emergency. The hope is by January, the School Committee’s...
by Ryan Feyre | Dec 18, 2024 | Local News
SPRINGFIELD — The Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade may still be a few months away, but the Springfield St. Patrick’s Parade Committee is gearing up in preparation for it.
by Sarah Heinonen | Dec 18, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — Before becoming an author, Michael Tougias grew up in Longmeadow. On Jan. 8, he will return to the town to give a presentation on his book, “Extreme Survival: Lessons from Those Who Have Triumphed Against All Odds,” at the Longmeadow Adult Center.
by Sarah Heinonen | Dec 18, 2024 | Local Headlines, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — Music is a labor of love for the musicians of the Longmeadow High School symphony orchestra. On April 26, 2025, that labor will pay off as the orchestra is one of only six in schools across 11 states that has been invited to play at the National Association for Music Education’s 58th Eastern Division In-Service Conference.