Harris Elementary students ‘love’ new band program
The Frederick Harris Elementary School band performed at a Springfield Thunderbirds hockey game in early March.Reminder Publishing submitted photo SPRINGFIELD — A new band program at Frederick Harris Elementary in Springfield has given fourth and fifth graders the...
Springfield awards $12M to support local businesses, projects
In an April 1 announcement, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno awarded $12 million in American Rescue Plan Act money for the Neighborhood Economic Recovery Fund.Reminder Publishing submitted photo SPRINGFIELD — A total of $12 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding...Saunders talks state aid, immigration policy with Belchertown Select Board
BELCHERTOWN — Sitting down with the Select Board at the April 1 meeting, state Rep. Aaron Saunders (D-Belchertown) put his topics of discussion about the state budget front and center. “I will put this in the context of the good, the bad and the ugly,” he said....
Hockey regional ‘a win, hands down’ for Springfield economy
Denver travelled to Springfield and clinched the Springfield regional championship with wins over UMass and Cornell. Pictured, the Pioneers celebrate their double-overtime win over the Minutemen.Reminder Publishing photo by Joseph Derosiers SPRINGFIELD — Springfield’s...
Belchertown raises a flag in observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month
BELCHERTOWN — A red flag, emblazoned with blue figures of children holding hands, flapped in the bitter wind outside the Belchertown Town Hall on April 5. In the center of the flag, one child’s figure was reduced to a white outline, nearly invisible against the red background.