Hampden
Hampden voters approve local lodging tax by single vote
HAMPDEN — In a reminder that one vote can make a difference, an article at Hampden’s Nov. 3 Special Town Meeting on whether to add a local 6% excise tax on short-term rentals and lodging passed with a vote of 35-34.
Hampden’s Town Meeting warrant includes $1.2M in capital expenses, lodging tax
HAMPDEN — Hampden will hold a Town Meeting on Nov. 3 at 6:30 p.m., at the new town offices, 85 Wilbraham St., formerly Thornton W. Burgess School.
Boards discuss how to pay for capital projects and MSBA participation
WILBRAHAM — Town leadership from Hampden and Wilbraham agrees that the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District needs several capital projects completed over the next few years. Now, it is a matter of agreeing on how to fund them.
Boards, committees spar over bleachers, agree to budget collaboration
WILBRAHAM — The Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District School Committee hosted the leadership from Hampden and Wilbraham for a multi-board meeting that varied in tone from tense to cautiously optimistic.
Bruno selected to become Hampden’s police chief
HAMPDEN — The Hampden Selectboard has chosen East Longmeadow Police Detective Sgt. Daniel Bruno to be the town’s new police chief.
Scantic River Artisans to host ‘Fall Into Art’ show
HAMPDEN — The Scantic River Artisans are preparing to welcome the community to their annual “Fall Into Art” show, a celebration of creativity that doubles as a fundraiser for the group’s programming and scholarship fund.
Local shares stories of dementia as love letter to Memory Care Café
HAMPDEN — An often-quoted poem by Brian A. Chalker reads, “People come into your life for a reason, a season and a lifetime.”
Long list of upgrades needed at new Hampden Town Hall before November
HAMPDEN — Town Administrator Brian Domina presented the Selectboard with a lengthy list of upgrades and fixes needed at the new town hall, 85 Wilbraham Road, before the town offices can move into the building.
Hampden Selectboard approves appointments, discusses equipment
HAMPDEN — The town of Hampden approved three new full-time members for the Conservation Commission, bringing the number of voting members to six. Associate commission members Eric Ainsworth, Joe Zinno and Marilyn D’Agostino asked to be made voting commissioners on Sept. 2.
Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Committee talks meeting with select boards, regional agreement
WILBRAHAM — While talks initially reached an impasse over revisions to the regional agreement between Hampden and Wilbraham, the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District School Committee received updates on the agreement and discussed a meeting with both towns’...
