Get insights into healthy aging at Elder Health & Wellness Summit
EAST LONGMEADOW — It’s never too late, or too early, to begin planning for what comes next once you begin facing the challenges of aging.
Chicopee Conservation Commission approves fence at Westover despite residents’ vexation
CHICOPEE — The Conservation Commission recently approved the installation of chain-link fencing in the southwest region of the Westover Metropolitan Airport property, but residents are still fighting to stop the project.
ERC5 holds annual golf tournament to benefit student scholarships
SOUTH HADLEY — The East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce is teeing up for its annual golf tournament to help award eight students from East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Hampden, Wilbraham and Ludlow with $16,000 in scholarships.
Bread & Puppet Theater group returns to Park Hill Orchard in Easthampton
EASTHAMPTON — The one and only Bread & Puppet Circus is back on the road, and its fall 2026 tour, “The Upside Down World Circus,” will once again return to Easthampton on Sunday, Sept. 13, at Park Hill Orchard.
Sign-ups for fiber-optic cable service open for Southwick residents
SOUTHWICK — It took a “little bit of a ways to get there,” said Select Board Chair Douglas Moglin when making the “cool announcement” that residents can now sign up to become subscribers to the town’s fiber-optic network. He also said residents can indicate interest in receiving the service in the future.
Easthampton City Council moves divestment resolution to Finance Committee
EASTHAMPTON — After more than an hour of public comment at its Sept. 2 meeting, the Easthampton City Council voted to move a resolution asking the city to divest from businesses that support Israel and Palestine to its Finance Committee.