CHESTER — Western Mass Hilltown Hikers is offering a group tour of the Chester and Becket Railroad Granite Line on Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. Parking is on Hampden Street at the Chester and Becket Trailhead.
SOUTHWICK — The Select Board met last on Aug. 14 to discuss goals and projects for the next two years, including having a Pioneer Valley Transit Authority bus stop in town, getting the municipal fiber project off the ground, exploring impact of adopting a residential tax exemption and borrowing for future road repairs.
EASTHAMPTON — As the Friends of the Easthampton Dog Park continue efforts in raising funds for a future dog park to be put inside of Nonotuck Park, the group will be hosting a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser on Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 4-7 p.m., at the American Legion Hall in Easthampton.
EAST LONGMEADOW — An East Longmeadow business’s request to extend its hours turned into an intense back-and-forth between the owner and a neighbor over the course of two Planning Board meetings.
HOLYOKE — The Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce filed a criminal complaint with the Holyoke Police Department and the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office against its former executive director, Jordan Hart, for the alleged theft and misappropriation of funds.
SOUTH HADLEY — At its Aug. 12 meeting, the South Hadley Selectboard approved $175,000 in funding to fix the grading on its new pickleball courts at Buttery Brook Park, as long as that funding includes a $50,000 grant from U.S Pickleball and a $91,000 donation from the Friends of Buttery Brook Park.