by Amy Porter | Aug 27, 2025 | Hilltowns, More Local Headlines
CHESTER — Western Mass Hilltown Hikers is offering a group tour of the Chester and Becket Railroad Granite Line on Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. Parking is on Hampden Street at the Chester and Becket Trailhead.
by Cliff Clark | Aug 27, 2025 | Hilltowns, Local Headlines
BLANDFORD — There will be no better place to be on Labor Day weekend than the 156th edition of the Blandford Fair as it celebrates the agricultural heritage of New England with a schedule of events over three and a half days of horse, sheep, cattle and art shows, tractor and oxen pulls, games, entertainment, music, fabulous food and much more.
by Cliff Clark | Aug 27, 2025 | Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — Having surveillance cameras in the North Pond Conservation Area to monitor that activities going on there is already making a difference.
by Cliff Clark | Aug 27, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — The Select Board met last on Aug. 14 to discuss goals and projects for the next two years, including having a Pioneer Valley Transit Authority bus stop in town, getting the municipal fiber project off the ground, exploring impact of adopting a residential tax exemption and borrowing for future road repairs.
by Amy Porter | Aug 27, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Westfield
WESTFIELD — The city of Westfield will host a candlelight vigil to honor lives lost to overdose on Thursday, Aug. 28 from 6-8:30 p.m. in the Elm Street Plaza, a new location for the vigil.
by Tyler Garnet | Aug 27, 2025 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local Headlines, Local News, South Hadley
State Sen. Jake Oliveira announced that communities across his district will see “unprecedented increases” in state transportation funding with the passage of this year’s Chapter 90 bond bill.