EAST LONGMEADOW — The East Longmeadow Police Department announced the arrest of A’s Smoke Shop proprietor and licensee Ali Sher on Sept. 4 after a search found flavored vapes, marijuana, alcohol and kratom — a newly designated controlled substance and illegal to possess or sell — following allegations of illegal and unlicensed sales to minors.
AGAWAM — Dozens of Agawam residents, including members of the City Council, state Rep. Nicholas Boldyga and Rev. Stephen Thee, pastor of Bethany Assembly of God, gathered at the Fire Department Headquarter to mark 25 years since terrorists hijacked four passenger airplanes and flew them into each tower of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a field in Pennsylvania.
LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow residents, families and friends had the opportunity to attend multiple memorials on the morning of Sept. 11 to remember the victims of 9/11 on the 25th anniversary — one of which a Longmeadow native and three others with ties to the town.
EAST LONGMEADOW — The East Longmeadow Fire Department echoed in conversation between first responders, town officials and residents on Sept. 11, until the lights suddenly cut out and East Longmeadow High School student Brenden Schmidt filled the air with bagpipes in front of an American flag backdrop.
HOLYOKE — Days after a cybersecurity breach caused Springfield Public Schools to shut down the week after Labor Day, Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia announced that the city has secured cyber liability insurance.
EASTHAMPTON — For the third straight year, QueerCore Fest returns for what organizers say is its most vibrant celebration of queer, trans, gender-diverse and femme voices, as well as artists of diverse ethnic and racial heritage.