EAST LONGMEADOW — One East Longmeadow couple is not only now connected by love, but by a transplant, after a resident donated her kidney to help her husband fight Complement 3 Glomerulopathy, an extremely rare kidney disease.
HOLYOKE — April is Fair Housing Month, commemorating President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Fair Housing Act on April 11, 1968.
NORTHAMPTON — Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity will host the return of its Kids Makers Market on Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring another showcase of over 40 kid vendors selling handmade items, including jewelry, art, food, crafts and books.
CHICOPEE — U.S. Army veteran Brian Dett will once again have an easier time moving around Chicopee after he was gifted a motorized scooter on April 21, thanks to a collaborative effort that included Robert Charland, better known as Bob “The Bike Man.”
ENFIELD — Nine years ago, when friends Vanessa Smith and Lissa Rivera came up with this idea of creating a race locally in Enfield, they didn’t realize how large it was going to be.
NORTHAMPTON — A transformative upgrade is coming to community funding efforts through the Northampton Arts Council’s launch of its ArtsEZ Spring Grant Round, a new micro-grant model that aims to decrease barriers to entry for local creators.