CHICOPEE — On Sept. 17, Mayor John Vieau presented Thea Cosgrove, Karielys Rivera, Madisyn Vazquez and Paige Bordeau with certificates of achievement after being chosen to represent Team USA at the International Dance Organization World Championship.
HOLYOKE — Continuing the buildup to the 2025 Green Season in the city, the St. Patrick’s Committee of Holyoke has announced the 56th Citizenship Award winner is Fr. Robert Gentile, Jr. during a ceremony on Sept. 10.
It started with a conversation between commission members. Elizabeth Bone and Dawna Jenne, both members of the Longmeadow Recycling Commission, were speaking one day when Jenne told Bone about her work with Springfield Public Schools’ Tools 4 Teaching, a nonprofit that organizes the donation of gently used school supplies to Springfield teachers.
NORTHAMPTON — A project that promises 60 family housing units at the former nursing home site on 737 Bridge Rd. is one step closer to reality after representatives from the city, region and state gathered on Sept. 18 to celebrate the project’s groundbreaking.
ENFIELD — Outrun Addiction’s seventh annual 5K run/walk is taking place on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 9 a.m. at the Enfield Town Annex, 124 North Maple St.