HOLYOKE — The big ticket item on this November’s ballot for Holyokers will be a question where voters will be asked to decide whether or not to support a reduction that would lower the CPA surcharge from 1.5% to 1%.
HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community Charter School highlighted and celebrated Latin culture and history when hosting a schoolwide workshop event with Roshays Latin Dance in a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
SPRINGFIELD — Oct. 4 was a good day for hockey in Springfield.
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Museums hosted its annual Oktoberfest on the Quadrangle on Thursday, Oct. 3. The event offered the opportunity for visitors to sample works from local and regional breweries and homebrewers.
SPRINGFIELD — The park in Stearns Square dates from the end of the 18th century, a green oasis in downtown Springfield. But amid the large trees, manicured grass and brick paths is a jagged hole surrounded by yellow sawhorses — all that remains of a long, pink granite bench that sat on the site for 137 years. And the residents want it back.
SPRINGFIELD — Patients are not the only ones who receive care at Baystate Children’s Hospital. Family members often live and sleep alongside their children while they receive treatment. Now, there is a place of their own to refresh and relax for a time, without leaving their children.