SPRINGFIELD — Over 200 softball-playing men — ranging in age from 60 years old to 75-plus — are slated to take the field in Springfield’s Blunt Park Aug. 8-10, as the Massachusetts Senior Games brings the state tournament home to the city where the games began.
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Town Council approved 16 proposed charter review ballot questions during its July 21 meeting.
WILBRAHAM — The Board of Water Commissioners met on July 18 to discuss a potential water rate increase to pay for a major infrastructure project that is expected to cost $2 million.
WILBRAHAM — At the July 14 Select Board meeting, Cole Rigney was hired as a police officer, but the condensed timeline for the hiring left Select Board member Marc Ducey with “concerns.”
LONGMEADOW — The School Committee voted to approve the enrollment of an out-of-state student, the first in several years, said Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Business Thomas Mazza.
LONGMEADOW — More than a century ago, Ivan Kobzar was born in what was then the Soviet Union. Now 102 years old, he has made a life for himself and his family in the United States, calling Longmeadow his home for the past 27 years.