Hampden
Hampden departments share FY27 budget planning updates with Selectboard
HAMPDEN — The Hampden Selectboard and Advisory Committee met on Jan. 12 for the annual State of the Union and fiscal year 2027 budget kickoff, where town departments presented their current budget plans.
Oliveira sees affordability as state’s main challenge in 2026
This is the second year of the 2025-2026 legislative session. Typically, the first year of the session sees a flurry of activity, with about 7,000 bills filed. State Sen. Jake Oliveira filed more than 700 bills himself in 2025.
Hampden Selectboard begins to weigh options for future of old Town Hall
HAMPDEN — With the November 2025 move into the new Town Hall at 85 Wilbraham Road, the building formally known as the Thornton W. Burgess School, the Hampden Selectboard began the conversation of what will become of the old Town Hall in its Jan. 5 meeting.
Educators speak out about contract negotiations
WILBRAHAM — Educators in the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District spoke out for a resolution in the contract negotiations between the Hampden Wilbraham Education Association and the School Committee in its meeting on Dec. 18.
Hampden-Wilbraham School Committee withdraws from current MSBA program
WILBRAHAM — The Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District School Committee voted to withdraw Wilbraham Middle School from the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s accelerated repair program and submit a state of interest in applying for the MSBA’s core program in its meeting on Dec. 18.
Year in Review: A look back at 2025 in East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Hampden and Wilbraham
With 2026 just days away, Reminder Publishing is taking a look back at 2025 and the biggest stories from East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow and Wilbraham as well as from across the region. Between shifts in leadership, controversial building projects and more, 2025 was another year to remember.
Hampden Selectboard votes in favor of middle school MSBA withdrawal
HAMPDEN — At the Dec. 8 meeting, the Hampden Selectboard voted to support the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District Committee’s decision to withdraw from it’s current Massachusetts School Building Authority project.
HWEA demonstrates for contract resolution
WILBRAHAM — The Hampden Wilbraham Education Association held a stand-out demonstration on Dec. 12 at Crane Park, bringing awareness to ongoing challenges educators have faced while working under expired contracts.
Hampden Selectboard looped in on middle school MSBA project
HAMPDEN — The Hampden Wilbraham Regional District School Committee is one step closer to getting a decision from the select boards about withdrawing Wilbraham Middle School from the Massachusett School Building Authority’s accelerated repair program and joining the core program.
Wilbraham Select Board weighing options in middle school MSBA project
WILBRAHAM — While the future of Wilbraham Middle School is still up in the air, the Hampden-Wilbraham School District School Committee met with the Select Board on Nov. 24 for advice on where to move forward in the MSBA project.
