Hampden
Hampden voters approve budget, vote down HWRSD capital costs
HAMPDEN — The town of Hampden conducted its annual Town Meeting on May 11, approving 18 of the 20 articles on the warrant.
Hampden election ballot finalized with two contested races
HAMPDEN — Hampden’s annual Town Election is coming up fast on May 18 and the ballot has been finalized, showing two contested races.
HWRSD awarded $30,000 for news literacy program
WILBRAHAM — Students of the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District will soon be given the tools to critically analyze the news and media with a $30,000 grant for a three-year fellowship program with the News Literacy Project. The News Literacy Project is a...
Excellence in Teaching Award goes to three HWRSD teachers
WILBRAHAM — Three teachers in the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District are being recognized with the 2025-26 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award for going above and beyond, in and out of the classroom.
Area chambers of commerce partner to Fill the Food Bank
For the past few years, six area chambers of commerce have banded together to address a need that affects the people they serve across Hampden County — food insecurity.
‘There’s a monsoon happening in Wilbraham and Hampden’
WILBRAHAM — Tempers flared and some tears were shed at the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District School Committee budget roundtable and vote on March 17.
HWRSD grappling with difficult budget decisions
WILBRAHAM — In describing the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District’s fiscal year 2027 budget situation, Superintendent John Provost didn’t mince words — it’s a “disaster.”
‘Babes, Brews & The 90’s Boom’ brings nostalgia and giving together
HAMPDEN — A night of nostalgic music, dancing, shopping and philanthropy is coming to Hampden later this month as “Babes, Brews & The 90’s Boom – Throwing Back, While Giving Back” invites guests to relive the energy of the 1990s while supporting a meaningful cause.
Tina Lesniak
HWRSD School Committee discuss budget gaps, potential reductions
WILBRAHAM — The Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District could be facing a budget shortfall in fiscal year 2027 with a projected $3.5 million gap between what the towns are expected to be able to offer and a level service budget.
Hampden continues to look over regional agreement, discusses position on capital costs
HAMPDEN — At the Hampden Selectboard meeting on Feb. 17, discussion continued on the regional agreement for governing the schools in the Hampden-Wilbraham Region School District and recent changes made.