Chicopee travels back in time while opening time capsule from 1976
CHICOPEE — On Oct. 2, Mayor John Vieau, members of the City Council and others from the community joined at City Hall to witness the opening of the 1976 Bicentennial time capsule.
Northampton creperie to open in November
NORTHAMPTON — It was not initially in the cards for Chef Jean-Luc Wittner and his family to open a second creperie about an hour away from their original location, Suzette French Creperie & Café, on 126 Water St. in Worcester.
Award-winning Westfield rail trail touted as part of network
WESTFIELD — After 11 years of hard work completing the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail, the city of Westfield has received the American Public Works Association’s 2024 Public Works Project of the Year Award.
Sapelli School soars with state recognition of improvement
Agawam’s Sapelli School is one of 57 schools in Massachusetts recognized in September by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as part of its annual accountability reporting process. The department identified the schools as a 2024 “School of Recognition” for significant growth and academic achievement.
GOP state Senate challenger faults ‘corrupt 1-party system’
Voters in the state’s largest Senate district, which covers 57 towns and cities in Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire counties, have a choice between Democratic incumbent state Sen. Paul Mark and Republican David Rosa in this year’s election. The district...
Chicopee officially bans single use plastic bags for retail stores
CHICOPEE — After an Ordinance Committee meeting on Sept. 30 and a City Council meeting on Oct. 1, both groups voted favorable to enact a single use plastic bag ban for the city.