Hilltowns
Volunteers spend day repairing, beautifying Blandford
BLANDFORD — On Sept. 28, 11 volunteers from Home Depot stores in Westfield, Chicopee and Wilbraham came together with 38 volunteers from town for an all-day Blandford Community Day work event in the center of town.
Hobo dinner to benefit upkeep, restoration of Chester station
CHESTER — The annual Hobo Harvest Dinner fundraiser will take place Saturday, Oct. 19, at Chester Railway Station, 10 Prospect St.
GOP state Senate challenger faults ‘corrupt 1-party system’
Voters in the state’s largest Senate district, which covers 57 towns and cities in Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire counties, have a choice between Democratic incumbent state Sen. Paul Mark and Republican David Rosa in this year’s election. The district...
Ballot measure approval would allow psychedelic plants
Massachusetts voters will decide on Nov. 5 whether to allow for home growth and therapeutic use of psychedelic plants and fungi, like “magic mushrooms.”
Question asks voters to decide on tipped minimum wage increase
Massachusetts voters will determine Nov. 5 if tipped employees should have the same or lower minimum wage than the state’s standard minimum wage.
Chester Electric supporters hope to kill sale talk with Oct. 7 vote
CHESTER — An article on the warrant for the Oct. 7 Special Town Meeting asks voters to authorize the sale of the town’s electric utility to Eversource. But there’s no official offer from Eversource to purchase the Chester Municipal Electric Light Department....
Granville to host 41st annual Harvest Fair next weekend
GRANVILLE — Thousands are expected to descend on Granville during its 41st annual Harvest Fair, which will feature hundreds of craft vendors, delicious and distinctive food, live entertainment and artist demonstrations spread throughout town. “It will be a great...
Open houses planned at 5 sites on ‘Tri-Town History Trail’
For the second year in a row, the Pioneer Valley History Network will sponsor a “History on the Go” day of open houses in the Westfield area, on Saturday, Oct. 5. The local event, dubbed the Tri-Town History Trail, will highlight local industrial history with stops...
Huntington Food Pantry running raffle to meet year-end needs
HUNTINGTON — Since the spring, the Huntington Food Pantry has been reaching out to the communities that it serves for support, something that it has not often done in its decades-long service of providing food to families in more than a dozen area Hilltowns.
Wildlife rehabilitator helps kids open up to ‘one book’
HUNTINGTON — Reading specialist Margaret Petzold arranged a special visit to Littleville Elementary School on Sept. 12 in advance of the school participating in “One School One Book.”