SPRINGFIELD — Ward 1 City Councilor Maria Perez is taking legal action against her former workmates at New North Citizens Council for what she claims — among other things — was a “wrongful termination” from her job as chief of housing programs.
NORTHAMPTON — Aug. 7 was National Purple Heart Day and the Northampton Veterans Council led a gathering at Memorial Hall in honoring the recipients of America’s oldest military decoration.
AGAWAM — Mayor Christopher Johnson provided a bevy of updates to the Agawam City Council during its Aug. 4 regular meeting, including where the town stands on major undertakings.
SPRINGFIELD — It was standing room only at the UMass Henry M. Thomas Center at Tower Square in Springfield as city residents, those from neighboring Longmeadow and other communities listened to Eversource representatives present their plans to build a natural gas pipeline.
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The paws will hit the pavement to support cancer survivors on Aug. 22 as the nonprofit Each Moment We’re Alive hosts its sixth annual Canines Against Cancer at the Morgan Road Pavilion in West Springfield.