Dress for Success serves over 1,000 people in the area, most ever in a single year
SPRINGFIELD — For the first time since it was established in 2000, Dress for Success of Western Massachusetts served more than 1,000 people in a single fiscal year, helping women and gender nonbinary people to gain a career and their confidence.
Major roadway improvement project begins on Franklin Street
WESTFIELD — The city of Westfield’s Engineering Department has announced that work will start on a roadway improvement project along a portion of Franklin Street, from Shepard Street through the Elm Street intersection, to enhance pedestrian safety.
Westfield remembers loved ones lost to overdose
WESTFIELD — Families and friends gathered to remember their loved ones lost to overdose at the Elm Street Plaza on Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 31.
Town to make another push to have state release earmark for Middle Pond dredging project
SOUTHWICK — If the town never gets a $500,000 earmark to cover the cost of dredging an area of Middle Pond on Congamond Lakes, it won’t be for lack of trying.
Hot Head Burritos brings Tex-Mex offerings to Chicopee
CHICOPEE — Hot Head Burritos continued its expansion in New England with the opening of a new restaurant at 105 Center St. in Chicopee on Aug. 13. The restaurant marks the brand’s second location in Massachusetts and its 88th systemwide.