EAST LONGMEADOW — Days after meeting with the Financial Oversight Committee as part of its efforts to find potential money-saving opportunities in the municipal budget, Superintendent Gordon Smith and the School Committee reviewed the major aspects of the School Department’s $36.89 million budget for fiscal year 2026 and how it had arrived at that number.
LONGMEADOW — Most educators hope to leave an impact, but Blueberry Hill School’s late principal, Alex Kassanos, left an enduring relationship between the school and his family.
AGAWAM — The Agawam Fire Department, in partnership with the American Red Cross, has launched a vital home fire preparedness and safety campaign aimed at protecting residents through the free installation of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Historical Society invites the public to a special program on Saturday, May 10 at 2 p.m. in Montgomery Town Hall, 161 Main Rd., to hear local author Robert Madison discuss his recently-published book “General Washington’s Secret Armory — Biography of Lt. Richard Falley, Jr., Revolutionary Soldier, Patriot & Armorer.”
CHESTER — David Pierce, president of the Chester Foundation and the Chester Railway Station Museum said this year, as the U.S. begins to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Chester on Track on May 17 is a good place to come to learn about firsts in Massachusetts. The Western Railroad, which opened in 1841, was an attempt to reach the Erie Canal to Albany to New York trade route, from which Boston had been formerly cut off.
SOUTHWICK — On Tuesday, May 13, voters will head to the polls to decide which of two men running for the open seat on the Select Board will serve for the next three years.