Monson election yields upset in School Committee race
MONSON — The Monson School Committee has reorganized following the results of the June 11 election, which selected one of the challengers over the former chair of the committee.
Opacum Land Trust chosen as 2024 TerraCorps service site
BRIMFIELD — The Opacum Land Trust, a regional land conservation group, has been selected as a 2024 TerraCorps service site.
Select Board approves final agreement for move to regional dispatch
BELCHERTOWN — At its June 13 special meeting, the Select Board voted to endorse the final agreement between Belchertown, Wilbraham and Hampden with regard to regional dispatch services.
Ware library opens the books for summer reading program
WARE — Summer has not officially arrived but that’s not stopping Ware’s Young Men’s Library Association from kicking off its summer reading program for the children.
Water bylaws, budget discussion dominate Ware Town Meeting
WARE — A 27-article warrant was presented at the rescheduled June 10 Town meeting at the Ware Junior Senior High School with a significant allotment of time and discussion devoted to identifying overall budget allocations and affecting changes to water bylaws and infrastructure spending.
Hampden County reaches 48% food insecurity, according to survey
According to the Greater Boston Food Bank’s annual study on the state of hunger in Massachusetts for 2023, 48% of people in Hampden County face food insecurity.