by Chris Maza | Feb 14, 2025 | Chris Maza, Opinion
Food, housing (both cost and inventory) and heating costs are among basic living expenses putting a squeeze on middle class families. Meanwhile, school districts and departments are threatening significant reductions and funding for roads has remained stagnant while inflation has not.
by Letters to the Editor | Feb 12, 2025 | Letter to the Editor, Opinion
I am writing this letter to bring community awareness to the MassDOT/Longmeadow project. I am one of the few residents who will have part of their property seized by eminent domain. I first became aware of this project when I received a letter from the town back in...
by Letters to the Editor | Feb 12, 2025 | Letter to the Editor, Opinion
The recent resignation of Longmeadow Board of Assessors Chairperson Michael Zeller in his letter to The Reminder raises questions on the rationale and decision by the Select Board which led to Mr. Zeller’s stepping down. Mr. Zeller who has 15 years of experience on...
by Letters to the Editor | Feb 12, 2025 | Letter to the Editor, Opinion
Mr. Michael Zeller recently posted a letter explaining why he resigned from the Longmeadow Board of Assessors after serving for 15 years. He talked about serving our community as an unpaid volunteer while devoting thousands of hours of personal time serving as a Board...
by Dennis Hackett | Feb 10, 2025 | Dennis Hackett, Opinion
For me, this move really represents a homecoming, as my entire life has been spent between Springfield, Hampden and Wilbraham.
by G. Michael Dobbs | Feb 10, 2025 | G. Michael Dobbs, Opinion
Back in November of 1999, I applied and was hired to be the principal reporter and editor of the Chicopee Herald. The Buendo Brothers, then owner of Reminder Publications, had bought the Herald in 1998 and there was a job opening when the initial editor left.
