Longmeadow
Progress with Longmeadow Fiberspring project presented to Select Board
LONGMEADOW — South Hadley Electric Light Department met with the Longmeadow Select Board to present the current progress in the Fiberspring project at its Jan 5 meeting.
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.
Longmeadow’s oldest resident is all smiles through 103
LONGMEADOW — On Jan. 5, Ivan Kobzar was recognized with a cake and a card by Longmeadow Council on Aging Director James Leyden and Vice Chair Sandra MacFadyen.
Kosofsky lights Longmeadow’s menorah in face of tragedy
LONGMEADOW — Families gathered in the Longmeadow Town Green on Dec. 18, where Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy Rabbi Noach Kosofsky lit the menorah for the fifth night of Hanukkah.
Superintendent gives design updates on Longmeadow’s middle school building project
LONGMEADOW — Superintendent Martin O’Shea presented the current design schematics for the new Longmeadow Middle School to the School Committee in its meeting on Dec. 16, detailing the athletic fields, interior flooring, gymnasium and the auditorium.
Longmeadow calls for task force to decide future use of buildings
LONGMEADOW — The Longmeadow Select Board received a developed framework for a future building use task force from Town Manager Lyn Simmons and Assistant Town Manager Michael Barbieri at its Dec. 15 meeting.
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.
Finance director says education is Longmeadow’s highest expense
LONGMEADOW — The Select Board was given a financial forecast presentation by Ian Coddington, Longmeadow’s finance director, during a joint meeting with the School Committee on Dec. 1.
Longmeadow Democratic Town Committee launches food drive
LONGMEADOW — As food insecurity increases across the region, the Longmeadow Democratic Town Committee has launched an ongoing monthly food drive to help support residents facing growing financial strain.
Longmeadow’s First Church brings back Christmas on the Green Fair
LONGMEADOW — A thrifter’s paradise is coming back to Longmeadow to kick off the holiday season with the First Church of Christ’s Christmas on the Green Fair.
