Longmeadow Select Board sets date for fall Special Town Meeting
LONGMEADOW — With Longmeadow’s Annual Town Meeting and town elections complete, attention now turns to the Special Town Meeting.
Cooling centers open to combat heat wave
As of June 30, the National Weather Service had upgraded the Excessive Heat Warning for Western Massachusetts to an Extreme Heat Warning for the period of July 1 to 5, with the worst of the predicted heat to occur Thursday, July 2 into Friday, July 3.
Chicopee City Council approves $283.5 million budget for FY27
CHICOPEE — A generally straightforward budget season officially came to an end in Chicopee after the City Council passed a budget of approximately $283.5 million for fiscal year 2027, a 2.6% increase over FY26.
Residents can no longer comment on South Hadley social media pages
SOUTH HADLEY — Residents are unable to comment on the town’s social media pages due to Massachusetts public records and fiscal year 2027 budget constraints, according to an announcement by the town.
Northampton Arts Council announces that 15 projects will receive ArtsEZ micro-grants
NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Arts Council has announced the recipients of its latest round of ArtsEZ micro-grants.
OneHolyoke hosts event to focus on innovations in public safety
HOLYOKE — Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, Mayor Joshua Garcia, First Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Fitzgerald, and Ed Caisse were a few of the many who joined the community for OneHolyoke CDC’s second annual “Building & Sustaining Livable Communities” event on June 29.