AGAWAM — As a 14-year-old growing up in Windsor, Connecticut, during the 1950s, Duane Adams earned 61 cents per hour working on tobacco farms. In college and in in the Army, he had difficultly convincing people that tobacco was grown in the Connecticut River Valley.
SPRINGFIELD — Mason Square was one of about a dozen locations in Springfield where people celebrated National Night Out, an annual tradition that promotes partnerships between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
CHICOPEE — Mayor John Vieau and the Chicopee Police Department were able to fulfill a dream for Make-A-Wish recipient Xander Padilla by swearing him in to be a cop for the day.
WESTFIELD — Their business relationship has lasted longer than most marriages — partners Sherri Morini and Fran Frere are approaching four decades running the Creative Kids preschool together in Westfield.
RUSSELL — The new Russell-Montgomery Police Department garage on the grounds of the former Russell Elementary School was dedicated to decorated Vietnam veteran Jan “Boomer” Boomsma of Russell who passed away in 2022 and was the father of Mark Boomsma, who built the garage for the town.
NORTHAMPTON — During a special meeting on Aug. 5, the Northampton City Council voted unanimously to rescind a $3 million budget override question that would have graced the ballot during the upcoming Nov. 5 election.