EAST LONGMEADOW — Drizzling rain and gloomy skies did not dampen the spirits of onlookers as elected officials, members of the East Longmeadow School Department, students and professionals from every stage of the East Longmeadow High School project hoisted shovelfuls of dirt to celebrate the project’s groundbreaking.
SOMERS — Somers’ annual Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 4-7 p.m. at the Somers Senior Center and Town Common. Sponsored by the Somers Lions Club and the Somers Recreation & Leisure Services, this is a free family-friendly holiday event.
LUDLOW — In the middle of a ceremony celebrating the successful renovation of Building 8 of the Ludlow Mills into 95 units of senior housing, something happened that for many attending is a signal for the property’s renewal. The clock tower, a symbol of Ludlow, not only tells time once more but chimed loudly at noon.
HOLYOKE — Salvation Army Lts. Montserrant and Cesar Esquivel welcome members of the Holyoke Chamber of Commerce to the kickoff of the nonprofit’s capital campaign, Building Hope — Restoring Lives, during the chamber’s Nov. 20 Lunch and Learn at the Salvation Army’s 271 Appleton St. facility.
HOLYOKE — On Nov. 19, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education hosted tis monthly meeting at Holyoke High School with one of their agenda items focusing on the transition from receivership for Holyoke Public Schools.
SOUTH HADLEY — McCray’s Farm has ramped up its preparations for its third annual Holiday Light Stroll, opening Nov. 29 at 5 p.m. and lasting until Dec. 29 as this year is geared to be bigger and better than ever.