by Cliff Clark | Feb 19, 2026 | Agawam, Hampden County, Hilltowns, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — Jason M. Perron, Air Force veteran, career law enforcement officer, and former Southwick Select Board member and chair, has announced he is running for the 3rd Hampden District seat in the House of Representatives.
by Trent Levakis | Feb 19, 2026 | Hampshire County, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Community Music Center’s annual online auction, where the public can bid on a plethora of items from locally beloved businesses, is now open until March 7.
by Tyler Garnet | Feb 19, 2026 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Local News
CHICOPEE — The Chicopee Police Department, with support from the mayor’s office and Hampden County Sheriff’s Office, hosted a press conference on Feb. 18 to introduce the department’s Real Time Information Center.
by Peter Tuohy | Feb 18, 2026 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — During the Agawam City Council meeting on Feb. 17, residents used the citizen-speak time to address comments made during the discussion on municipal benefits for domestic partners on Feb. 2.
by Tyler Garnet | Feb 17, 2026 | Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News
HOLYOKE — On Feb. 17, Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll visited the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke as part of two campaign stops in Western Massachusetts.
by Trent Levakis | Feb 17, 2026 | Hampshire County, Local News
SOUTHAMPTON — Community members of all ages will once again participate in a slam dunk effort to raise money in support of pediatric cancer at the fourth annual Magic for Maddie 3v3 basketball tournament, which returns to Norris Elementary School on March 28 and 29.