Father of late ELHS grad creates $30,000 scholarship in her name
EAST LONGMEADOW — Thanks to the father of a late East Longmeadow High School graduate, students pursuing a career in medicine could now be awarded a scholarship of up to $30,000.
ELHS basketball team collects food, life lessons this December
EAST LONGMEADOW — For the third year, the East Longmeadow High School boys varsity basketball team will be collecting non-perishable goods for the Pleasant View Senior Center. However, the food drive is also an opportunity to enrich the lives of all involved.
Somers’ Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting returns Dec. 7
SOMERS — Somers’ annual Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 4-7 p.m. at the Somers Senior Center and Town Common. Sponsored by the Somers Lions Club and the Somers Recreation & Leisure Services, this is a free family-friendly holiday event.
Holiday Toy Shop provides gifts for youth in Dec.
SOMERS — Somers Human Services is running a Holiday Toy Shop, a toy drive for families who need help this season, to ensure that all Somers families have a joyful holiday season.
Kick off the season with Springfield Boys and Girls Club’s Festival of Trees
SPRINGFIELD — There are many signs the Christmas season has arrived — from frost on the windows and snow on the ground, to the Springfield Boys and Girls Club annual Festival of Trees.
Springfield City Council talks resolution supporting return plan for Stearns Square bench
SPRINGFIELD — Over a month after residents gathered to call for the return of a historic bench to Stearns Square Park, the City Council is now discussing ways through which it can support that plea.