by Cliff Clark | Mar 27, 2024 | Hampden County, Hilltowns, Local News
GRANVILLE — When residents visit Town Hall on Monday, April 8, to cast ballots in the 2024 municipal election, there is only one contested seat, and it’s on the Selectboard. Current Selectboard Chair Nicole Berndt is being challenged by a longtime member and current...
by Michael Ballway | Mar 27, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Councilors this month wanted more details before they could get behind plans for a new elementary school. The mayor wants to ask for a new school now and fine-tune the details as the proposal moves through the system. Which approach the town takes...
by Tyler Lederer | Mar 27, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — Cindy Sullivan is on to bigger things as the Agawam Senior Center’s executive director. “I don’t regret my decision coming here at all,” she said. “I think it was a great move for me personally and professionally.” Sullivan took the position in January,...
by Laura Mason | Mar 27, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — When Rachel Ramano founded Veritas Prep Charter School in 2012, the middle school was designed to prepare students for high school. The Springfield-based school welcomed grades 5-8 and offered social, emotional and academic supports. Yet, after the first...
by Laura Mason | Mar 27, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The School Committee approved the superintendent screening committee as recommended by the Ad Hoc Superintendent Selection Advisory Committee during a special meeting on March 20. The selected committee includes 13 members across five groups of...
by Sarah Heinonen | Mar 27, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
A chart showing areas where an individual may be struck with a police baton.Photo credit: Monadnock SPRINGFIELD — The resident turnout and engagement at a Board of Police Commissioners meeting on March 13 demonstrated that the community has questions about how the...
