NORTHAMPTON — Former Downtown Northampton Association Executive Director Jillian Duclos has announced her bid for mayor of Northampton and said she hopes her campaign will unite Northampton voters and establish an improved level of communication across the city.
EASTHAMPTON — Chad Alexander, lifelong Easthampton resident and officer on the Police Department for over 20 years, has been selected to become the city’s next chief of police.
SPRINGFIELD — Despite continuous federal uncertainty, Mayor Domenic Sarno asserted that the city of Springfield continues to use “prudent fiscal management” when constructing its budget.
CHESTER — David Pierce, president of the Chester Foundation and the Chester Railway Station Museum said this year, as the U.S. begins to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Chester on Track on May 17 is a good place to come to learn about firsts in Massachusetts. The Western Railroad, which opened in 1841, was an attempt to reach the Erie Canal to Albany to New York trade route, from which Boston had been formerly cut off.
WESTFIELD — At the start of the public hearing for the School Committee on April 28 in the Westfield Intermediate School auditorium, Mayor Michael McCabe gave an overview on the “big picture” of the school and city budget, detailing the main cost drivers, many of which he said are out of the city’s control, and the challenges the city still faces in balancing the budget.