CHESTER — Chester Elementary School took advantage of its picture day with O’Connor Studios on April 17 to take a group shot of the majority of its 113 students proudly wearing T-shirts proclaiming Chester Elementary as a 2024 Massachusetts School of Recognition, a designation from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
SOUTH HADLEY — Showcase South Hadley will host a two-day celebration across the town to highlight local music, arts and culture on Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27.
HOLYOKE — To recognize and celebrate the efforts of Cheryl Juaire for helping raise awareness for opioid overdose, MiraVista Behavioral Health Center presented her with the first You-Have-Our AdMIRAtion Award of 2025.
HOLYOKE — The Holyoke Rotary Club announced its premier tasting fundraiser and silent auction, Eat, Drink, and Be Holyoke, will take place on Thursday, May 1, at the Holyoke Council on Aging and Senior Center, 291 Pine St., at 5:30 p.m.
CHICOPEE — With April being Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Chicopee hosted a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall on April 11.
CHICOPEE — The Healey-Driscoll administration announced that more than 300 Massachusetts fire departments, including Chicopee, will receive grants to support safety equipment for firefighters and life safety education for kids and older adults.