by Chris Maza | Mar 4, 2026 | Hampshire County, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The city will receive $154,650 toward restoration work on the Nashwannuck Brook thanks to $1.4 million in state funding awarded to support priority restoration projects across the commonwealth.
by Tyler Garnet | Mar 4, 2026 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Local News
CHICOPEE — Advancing Chicopee Together/Adelantando Chicopee Juntos community coalition hosted a launch event on Feb. 27 to introduce their organization and its goals to bring residents, organizations and local leaders together to help improve health and advance equity in Chicopee.
by Tina Lesniak | Mar 4, 2026 | Enfield, Local News
For more than three decades, the Scantic Spring Splash has marked the changing of the seasons in Enfield and Somers — not with flowers, but with paddles slicing through cold March water.
by Peter Tuohy | Mar 3, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — At the annual coronation ball on Feb. 7, the Springfield St. Patrick’s Parade Committee crowned Anna O’Toole, a Minnechaug Regional High School senior, as the 2026 Springfield colleen.
by Tina Lesniak | Mar 3, 2026 | Enfield, Local News
ENFIELD — As communities across the country prepare to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary, Enfield is planning a yearlong series of events designed to honor its past while inspiring future generations.
by Sarah Heinonen | Mar 2, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — Scores of people filled a large space at the Wilbraham Senior Center on Feb. 24, all wanting to know what would become of Memorial School.