WESTHAMPTON — The annual Town Meeting staged on May 11 drew a good crowd and accomplished a wide variety of tasks to manage the town’s accounts. Many of the 39 articles were consent articles, required on Town Meeting warrants by the commonwealth, or that enable town departments to carry out daily business.
LEVERETT — Last month at the annual Town Meeting, voters opted in favor of Article 11, which funded an assessment of Leverett’s graveyards and cemeteries for $4,500 in Community Preservation Act monies.
SOMERS — The Somers Lacrosse Association is having its 37th annual Paul Bowers Memorial Lacrosse Tournament on June 1 and 2. It’s the largest tournament in the area with 148 boys’ and girls’ teams in grades 3-8 participating this year at the Somers Educational Complex on Vision Boulevard.
AMHERST — After officially naming Ericilda Xiomara Herman the district’s new superintendent in late April, the Amherst Pelham Regional Schools School Committee and Union 26 School Committee officially executed a contract with the new superintendent.
AMHERST — Newman Catholic Center is prepping to host its first ever “Summer Sips” wine tasting event to benefit the ministry of the center on Friday, June 7, from 6-8 p.m. inside the center’s new facility located at 111 Thatcher Rd. on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
EASTHAMPTON — CitySpace’s popup market on June 1 will celebrate queer makers from the local area, featuring artists and creative vendors with gifts and unique items.