by Amy Porter | Feb 19, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield
WESTFIELD — Southampton Road Elementary School held its second STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) night for third and fourth graders and their siblings, in partnership with students and staff from the Jandon Center for Community Engagement at Smith College.
by Amy Porter | Feb 19, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield
WESTFIELD — Residents applauded the City Council for its vote at the Feb. 5 meeting to appropriate $270,000 from free cash for the milling and overlay of Park River Drive and Park Circle, which was taken out of order due to the large contingent in the gallery.
by Amy Porter | Feb 19, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield
WESTFIELD — At the Sons of Erin Colleen Ball at Tekoa Country Club on Friday, Feb. 6, Reese O’Connell was crowned 2026 colleen and will ride in the Westfield float in the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade on March 22. She will be surrounded by her court members, Giara Curran, Maggie Leen, Savanna Mazeika and Angelica Madison Racette.
by Cliff Clark | Feb 19, 2026 | Agawam, Hampden County, Hilltowns, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — Jason M. Perron, Air Force veteran, career law enforcement officer, and former Southwick Select Board member and chair, has announced he is running for the 3rd Hampden District seat in the House of Representatives.
by Trent Levakis | Feb 19, 2026 | Hampshire County, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Community Music Center’s annual online auction, where the public can bid on a plethora of items from locally beloved businesses, is now open until March 7.
by Tyler Garnet | Feb 19, 2026 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Local News
CHICOPEE — The Chicopee Police Department, with support from the mayor’s office and Hampden County Sheriff’s Office, hosted a press conference on Feb. 18 to introduce the department’s Real Time Information Center.