Chester Electric supporters hope to kill sale talk with Oct. 7 vote
CHESTER — An article on the warrant for the Oct. 7 Special Town Meeting asks voters to authorize the sale of the town’s electric utility to Eversource. But there’s no official offer from Eversource to purchase the Chester Municipal Electric Light Department. The...Agawam resident walking marathon route for Jimmy Fund
AGAWAM — When Agawam resident Suzanne Smith started participating in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk in 2014, she went with a team of four people. A decade later, her team, 4U, has grown into 25 people and has raised about $200,000 for cancer research. “It now...East Longmeadow High School to install vapor detection system for e-cigarettes
EAST LONGMEADOW — In the next few months, East Longmeadow will be installing a vapor detection system in four bathrooms at the current high school property in order to reduce and deter student usage of electronic cigarettes.
The Narrow Gate determines former Amherst VFW a ‘viable site’ for shelter
AMHERST — The public received a presentation over Zoom on Sept. 25 about conceptual plans for the new shelter and supportive housing that is being developed at the site of the former Amherst Veterans of Foreign Wars on 457 Main St.
Somers Town Wide Tag Sale returns on Oct. 5
SOMERS — This fall, the Somers Town Wide Tag Sale returns on Saturday, Oct. 5, rain or shine. Each person that participates chooses their time and are provided with a listing of all the locations by street name in alphabetical order, which will be posted on the town website (somersct.gov) and Facebook page on Thursday, Oct. 3.