Longmeadow
Neal one step closer to 20th term in House after primary win
SPRINGFIELD — Uproarious applause rang throughout The Cedars banquet room on 375 Island Pond Road as Pittsfield’s numbers appeared on the NBC News telecast just before 11 p.m.
Longmeadow Public Schools proposes policy manual changes
LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow students are officially back in school and the district is proposing policy changes surrounding student discipline and medication.
Longmeadow’s Future Building Use Task Force gives preliminary recommendation to Select Board for Old Town Hall
LONGMEADOW — The Longmeadow Select Board received a preliminary recommendation from the town’s Future Building Use Task Force on Old Town Hall, requesting the distribution of a “request for future use without restrictions” for the building’s development.
Storrs Library in Longmeadow seeks voter approval for renovation and improvement project
LONGMEADOW — The Longmeadow Select Board reviewed renovation plans for the Richard Salter Storrs Library at its Aug. 17 meeting. Library Director Jean Maziarz said it is in “some serious need of renovations” as the building is not fully ADA-compliant and water infiltration damages continue.
Towns announce voting information ahead of Sept. 1 primary
Ahead of the primary election on Sept. 1, Reminder Publishing has compiled a list of voting hours and locations in the area.
Longmeadow’s First Church of Christ to install granite bench for native Sept. 11 victim
LONGMEADOW — The Longmeadow community has rallied together to raise $3,000 in less than three days for the First Church of Christ’s installation of a red-granite bench in its memorial garden to permanently memorialize native Jean D. Rogér, 25 years after she died on Sept. 11, 2001.
Baystate Table Tennis Club hits 80th anniversary
LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow’s Baystate Table Tennis Club is celebrating eight decades of fostering a community of friendship and healthy competition for Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut table tennis players of all ages and skill levels.
Milleron and Whalen debate ahead of primary, midterm elections
SPRINGFIELD — Two people looking to unseat U.S. Rep. Richard Neal in the Massachusetts 1st Congressional House District met at a debate on Aug. 11 to discuss their politics, priorities and approach. Of those, the most daylight between Nadia Milleron and Jeromie Whalen was in their approach.
Longmeadow Police and Fire Departments to host annual ‘First Responder Night’
LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow is calling out to residents and families for a celebration of the town’s first responders in a dual event with the Longmeadow Police and Fire departments.
Longmeadow Middle School Building Committee submits 90% of design documents to MSBA
LONGMEADOW — The Longmeadow Middle School Building Committee is inching closer to the start of construction on the new middle school after unanimously approving to submit 90% of design documents into the Massachusetts School Building Authority for consideration.