Holyoke businesses collecting toys to give back to community
HOLYOKE — The city’s High Street Merchants have launched a Community Toy Drive to benefit area children.
Christmas-themed book latest in children’s series on bullying
WEST SPRINGFIELD — At the North Pole, an elf is having trouble and a K-9 named Fitzgerald makes it his mission to help.
Select Board agrees to call Special Town Meeting
SOUTHWICK — The Select Board agreed during its Nov. 25 meeting to schedule a Special Town Meeting sometime in January to have residents to decide on a request by the Community Preservation Committee to allocate $164,000 of its funds to allow the Historical Society to purchase a piece of property on College Highway.
Art Walk Easthampton returns with CitySpace pop-up, showcases
EASTHAMPTON — During Art Walk Easthampton on Saturday, Dec. 7 over 40 artists will be showing and selling one-of-a-kind gifts and special somethings at Old Town Hall through CitySpace’s Pop-up Market and Big Red Frame’s Art is a Gift in the ECA Gallery.
First leg of Food Bank march ends in Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The 15th annual March for the Western Mass. Food Bank kicked off on the morning of Nov. 25 at 6 a.m. from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center in Springfield, but by 3:40 that afternoon about 30-plus marchers crossed the Northampton city line.
Budgeting tips, tricks for the holiday season
EAST LONGMEADOW — It’s often said that giving brings more joy than receiving. While this sentiment has been echoed throughout history, it’s important to keep it in perspective — especially with today’s pressures around gift-giving and the added stress of holiday expenses.