by Mike Lydick | Jun 11, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider
AGAWAM — Liam Kennedy wasn’t trying to become Agawam High School’s valediction when he entered ninth grade. But that all changed around his junior year when he started seeing what his friends’ grade point averages were.
by Trent Levakis | Jun 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News, Photo Slider
HOLYOKE — Orange shirts popped in the sunlight outside City Hall as dozens gathered on June 3 as the city hosted a gun violence awareness observance.
by Tyler Garnet | Jun 11, 2024 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider
CHICOPEE — During the School Committee meeting on June 5, Superintendent Marcus Ware gave a presentation on school safety in response to teachers voicing concerns for their safety.
by Doc Pruyne | Jun 10, 2024 | Franklin County, Franklin Hilltowns, Local News, Photo Slider
LEVERETT — Three lionesses were feeding on a water buffalo when Jackie and David Pueschel made it to an overlook. David said the crunch of bones in the dusk, “was a bit unsettling.”
by Ryan Feyre | Jun 10, 2024 | Hampshire County, Local News, Northampton, Photo Slider
NORTHAMPTON — For Michele Farry, the deputy commissioner of Northampton’s Department of Health and Human Services, the city’s groundbreaking Community Resilience Hub will be, among many other things, about envisioning a future of wellness for oneself.
by Miasha Lee | Jun 6, 2024 | Belchertown, Hampshire County, Local News, Photo Slider, Ware
BELCHERTOWN — On May 26, community members, local leaders and state officials commemorated the dedication of the Route 9 highway bridge connecting Belchertown and Ware, now named the Kenneth J. Iwasinski Memorial Bridge in honor of Army Specialist Kenneth J. Iwasinski.