by Tyler Garnet | Feb 11, 2026 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Local News
CHICOPEE — In less than two weeks, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee of Chicopee will name its next colleen to represent the city at the 73rd Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade on Sunday, March 22.
by Trent Levakis | Feb 11, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The Bombyx Brass Collective is gearing up for its next show, a pre-spring concert called “Musical Flurries,” on Sunday, March 1 at 3 p.m. at the Bombyx Center in Florence.
by Trent Levakis | Feb 11, 2026 | Hampshire County, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — Calling all young filmmakers aged 21 and younger, the Northampton Youth Cinema Festival is returning this April and is now accepting submissions for the upcoming 2026 showcase.
by Peter Tuohy | Feb 11, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — On Feb. 25 in the Longmeadow High School auditorium, a coalition of town committees and organizations will be showing “Plastics People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics” to inform the public on the impact microplastics have on human health and the planet.
by Peter Tuohy | Feb 11, 2026 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News
EAST LONGMEADOW — The East Longmeadow School Committee voted to formalize step one of its fiscal year 2027 budget at its meeting on Feb. 9.
by Sarah Heinonen | Feb 11, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield City Council called a special meeting to rescind a vote, after Springfield City Council President Tracye Whitfield failed to recuse herself from deliberation of a matter that she had financial and familial connections to.