by G. Michael Dobbs | Mar 20, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Elected official, friends, family members and officers of the Springfield Police Department gathered outside of the police headquarters on March 12 for the announcement of the last day for Police Superintendent Cheryl Clapprood. Clapprood said that April...
by Laura Mason | Mar 20, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
Gov. Maura Healey speaks to students, faculty and visitors at Western New England University on March 12.Reminder Publishing photo by Laura Mason SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Maura Healey visited Western New England University on March 12 as part of her Mass Leads Road Show,...
by Tyler Lederer | Mar 19, 2024 | Agawam, Easthampton, Hampden County, Local News, Westfield
AGAWAM — At a legislative breakfast Feb. 16, library advocates told local legislators to prioritize funding libraries and promoted legislation tackling book bans and eBook/audiobook publishing practices. “Legislators please, I hope you will make library funding...
by Doc Pruyne | Mar 19, 2024 | Franklin County, Local News
SHUTESBURY — Earlier this month, the M.N. Spear Memorial Library received a $10,000 grant from the American Library Association. The grant will help library staff to figure out how to better serve neurodiverse residents in the new library building, soon to enter the...
by Ryan Feyre | Mar 19, 2024 | Hampshire County, Local News
SOUTHAMPTON — The town of Southampton saw a steady stream of voters at times and a lull in voters at times throughout the state’s presidential primary on March 5. According to Luci Dalton, the town clerk for Southampton, 1,580 of the 4,527 registered voters in...
by Doc Pruyne | Mar 19, 2024 | Hampshire County, Local News
HATFIELD — The town announced on Monday, March 4 that it was the receipt of a funding package through the United States Department of Agriculture to refurbish the town’s sewage treatment plant and related facilities. The total award for the Hatfield Wastewater...
