Salon hosts shoe and school supply drives
EAST LONGMEADOW — In East Longmeadow, a small business owner is spreading her mission of self-care by helping others.
Holyoke working to utilize opioid settlement funds
HOLYOKE — Members of the community, service providers and people with lived experience are invited to join the Opioid Response Management Team at the Community Needs Assessment Kick Off meeting on Tuesday, July 15 at noon, at the first floor City Hall Conference Room, 536 Dwight St.
Arriaga works toward four-day work week for Massachusetts
CHICOPEE — State Rep. Shirley Arriaga is looking to implement a four-day work week in Massachusetts that will initially take place in the form of a pilot program.
Chicopee approves $276.2 million FY26 budget
CHICOPEE — After hosting three separate budget hearing sessions with each department in the city, the City Council approved the mayor’s fiscal year 2026 budget on June 26 for $276.2 million, an increase of 6.4% from FY25.
Summer concerts return to Summit House
SOUTH HADLEY — The Friends of the Mount Holyoke Range, a nonprofit environmental conservation organization founded in 1982, began the Summit House Sunset Concert Series in 1987, which is hosted in Skinner State Park’s historic Summit House.
West Springfield Public Library kicks off summer programming
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The West Springfield Public Library began its summer reading program on June 18, and it will run until Aug. 2. This year’s theme is Color our World.