SPRINGFIELD — Roughly 25 streets throughout the city will be bolstered by just over $5 million in state Chapter 90 funds after the City Council approved the allocation during its April 7 meeting.
SOUTHWICK — Now that the Democratic and Republican Town Committees have conducted their caucuses and submitted their lists of candidates to Town Clerk Christie Myette for the open seats for the upcoming municipal elections, the ballot has been finalized.
WESTFIELD — After a unanimous vote by the Community Preservation Commission for $500,000 on April 10, and the recent news that the project has been recommended by the state for an $800,000 Land & Water Conservation Fund grant, a newly modernized skate park is looking more and more like a reality for 2026.
CHICOPEE — Recently the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts received notice of its first federal funding cut this year which was that the United States Department of Agriculture canceled some food deliveries to the Food Bank through August, amounting to approximately $440,000 worth of food.
BOSTON — Mental health care professionals throughout the state and Westfield’s state senator and representative are trying to push back against a proposal in Gov. Maura Healey’s fiscal year 2026 budget that would strip over $80 million from essential mental health programs and could mean the closing of the only facility in the state that provides specialized care to children.
HAMPDEN — The Hampden Selectboard and Wilbraham Select Board once again met on April 2 to discuss updating the regional agreement governing the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District.