Funds received for East Longmeadow’s Chestnut Street Water Pumping Station
EAST LONGMEADOW — The town of East Longmeadow was recently awarded $1,975,000 through the MassWorks Infrastructure Program to support the town’s work to upgrade the Chestnut Street Water Pumping Station.
Nonprofit serving seniors puts out call for more volunteers
WESTFIELD — Sarah Gillett Services for the Elderly is seeking volunteers to serve as corporators, and potentially board of trustees members, to continue its important work providing grants to local organizations to provide services to the elderly.
Senator sees affordability as key to state’s economic future
WESTFIELD — At the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce’s Oct. 25 legislative luncheon, hosted at Tekoa Country Club, state Sen. John Velis (D-Westfield) told an audience of businesspeople that data shows 20- to 40-year-olds are leaving Massachusetts, and people who graduate from college are not moving to Massachusetts.
Consultant to help craft Congamond flood plan
SOUTHWICK — The federal Natural Resources Conservation Service will hire a consultant to survey Congamond Lake in person to settle on a flooding plan.
Chester Elementary ‘goes bananas’ for composting lessons
CHESTER — Vanna Maffuccio, principal of Chester Elementary School, welcomed Mary Stucklen, owner of Tommy’s Compost Service in the Berkshires, to spend the day Oct. 28 with staff and students to assist them in expanding the school’s composting efforts beyond the lunchroom. The visit was funded by the BARR grant.