by Staasi Heropoulos | Jun 25, 2024 | Chicopee, Easthampton, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Holyoke, Local News, Ludlow, Photo Slider, South Hadley, Westfield
In May, a team of five Western Massachusetts police officers honored all fallen cops — 23,785 throughout American history, according to the memorial fund — by pedaling more than 300 miles from northern New Jersey to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.
by Michael Ballway | Jun 25, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Despite the billboard, the mailers and the warnings of “false promises” and “blank checks,” town councilors on June 17 voted unanimously to borrow $11 million to continue building a municipal fiber-optic network.
by Tina Lesniak | Jun 25, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Holyoke, Photo Slider
HOLYOKE — Roseanne “Rosie” Caracciolo, principal of Dean Technical High School in Holyoke and a resident of Agawam, has received the Community Heroine Award from the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women.
by Trent Levakis | Jun 25, 2024 | Hampshire County, Local News, Photo Slider, South Hadley
SOUTH HADLEY — The South Hadley Plaza on June 19 was the site for a groundbreaking ceremony for a new, expanded Rocky’s Ace Hardware store.
by Trent Levakis | Jun 24, 2024 | Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News, Photo Slider
HOLYOKE — A teen mental health campaign was announced at a June 18 press conference at MiraVista Behavioral Health Center in Holyoke where representatives from the organization and the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts spoke on how this work can help young people’s emotional wellness.
by Ryan Feyre | Jun 24, 2024 | Easthampton, Hampshire County, Local News, Photo Slider
EASTHAMPTON — On June 13, E-Media — formerly known as Easthampton Media — conducted its annual meeting in Eastworks to provide updates on the present and future of the community media center and public access television station.