Springfield St. Patrick’s Committee names Dziedzic colleen
SPRINGFIELD — On Saturday, Feb. 8, the Springfield St. Patrick’s Parade Committee announced that Ayslin Dziedzic of Longmeadow, would be this year’s colleen.
Hampden, Wilbraham discuss capital cost sharing at WMS
WILBRAHAM — The Hampden Selectboard and Wilbraham Select Board met with the Hampden Wilbraham Regional School Committee to iron out proposed changes to the regional agreement. The document, created in 1956 and amended in 1994 and 2015, is the guiding framework under which the district operates.
Residents frustrated over L Project easements, communication
LONGMEADOW — The “L Project,” a Massachusetts Department of Transportation road redesign project estimated to take up to seven years, has moved into a new phase. Despite its goal of making portions of Longmeadow Street and several of the roadways around it safer and more efficient for vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians, not everyone is happy about the project.
95-year-old retires from LPS after 50 years in the district
LONGMEADOW — It is not every day that state legislators praise and celebrate someone for doing their job. Then again, most people do not spend 50 years working for the same school department.
HWRSD, towns plead case for more ed funding
WILBRAHAM — Each year, when putting together a budget, the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Committee invites leadership from both towns and the state legislators who represent them to a budget roundtable.
Chicopee School Committee discusses time change and potential repairs
CHICOPEE — At the Feb. 5 School Committee meeting, the committee discussed a potential time change for its regular meetings going forward and the Massachusetts School Building Authority accelerated repair program.