The lighting of the Menorah on the Elm Street Plaza on Dec. 21, was not only the celebration of the eighth day of Hanukkah, the festival of lights, but of the rededication of the Congregation Ahavas Achim 50 years ago in Westfield.
Westfield Historical Commissioner Jennifer Thielen read a proclamation to the City Council at its meeting on Dec. 18 in honor of Major General Henry Knox.
Baystate Health CEO Peter Banko and U.S. Rep. Richard Neal sat on either side of a low table in front of about 150 officials, health industry leaders and community organizers.
As Christmas Eve came and went, hundreds of families and thousands of children prepared to enjoy Christmas because the generosity of the local community made it possible.
LONGMEADOW — Superintendent Martin O’Shea presented the current design schematics for the new Longmeadow Middle School to the School Committee in its meeting on Dec. 16, detailing the athletic fields, interior flooring, gymnasium and the auditorium.
EAST LONGMEADOW — After a month-long process, the East Longmeadow Superintendent Search Committee has chosen finalists Robby Dodd, Peter Gillen and Joanne Menard to interview with the School Committee, presenting its findings at the Dec. 15 committee meeting.