Southwick’s zoning bylaws to get major rewrite this year
SOUTHWICK — The town’s zoning bylaws need an overhaul, and a recent grant provided to the state will get the process started in the next few months.
Southwick pantry unaffected, for now, by USDA cuts
SOUTHWICK — When Our Community Food Pantry’s Director Sally Munson and Assistant Director Meg Raggio, heard the Trump administration was canceling funding for more than $12 million in food aid for the commonwealth, alarm bells went off, but “thankfully,” they said it was a false alarm.
Westfield superintendent signs new three-year contract
WESTFIELD — At its March 17 meeting, the School Committee unanimously endorsed a new three-year with Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski, effective July 1.
Local officials come out for White Oak School celebration
WESTFIELD — White Oak School hosted a community celebration on March 19 and invited local legislators and city leaders for a tour of the campus and a peek into the work done by the school.
STGRSD budget contributions change for new fiscal year
SOUTHWICK — When Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District Superintendent Jennifer Willard presented the district’s fiscal year 2026 budget to the Finance Committee last week, she proposed increasing Southwick’s assessment to $13.01 million which represents an increase 7.1% from the previous year, while Tolland and Granville will be assessed less than a combined $189,423 from last year’s budget.
Garcia presents PILOT policy for Holyoke to adopt
HOLYOKE — During the Development and Governmental Relations Committee on March 11, a policy designed to gain revenue from tax-exempt property owners was presented by Mayor Joshua Garcia and Collins Center associate Stephen E. Cirillo.