WEST SPRINGFIELD — The West Springfield Town Council hosted a public hearing during its May 19 meeting for its fiscal year 2026 capital and operating budget, which is proposed to be approximately $134 million, a 4.54% or $5.8 million increase from FY25.
EAST LONGMEADOW — It took a year, but Carl “Howie” Howard completed a project to honor the veterans buried in Brookside Cemetery by cleaning their headstones.
AGAWAM — What a difference a year makes. In 2024, for the first time in nearly a decade, FIRST Team 839 — also known as Rosie Robotics — at Agawam High School competed at the FIRST Robotics Competition’s New England regional district championship.
CHESTER — The Southern Hilltowns Adult Education Center is offering a sustainability series on Friday evenings this June at the Village Enterprise Center, 26 Main St.
HOLYOKE — In recognition of Foster Care Awareness Month, All Our Kids launched a public service campaign aimed at raising awareness of the unique challenges faced by foster families and the state of foster care in Western Massachusetts.
SPRINGFIELD — In the state of Massachusetts, criminal offender record information can be sealed three years after a misdemeanor and seven years after a felony. However, only 10% of the 672,000 Massachusetts residents eligible to seal their records have done so.