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Longmeadow Select Board, School Committee OK Center School statement of interest

LONGMEADOW — The statement of interest for a roof replacement project at Center Elementary School was approved by the Longmeadow Select Board during its Feb. 20 meeting.


Following discussion, FY25 Longmeadow school budget vote delayed to Feb. 27

LONGMEADOW — During the Feb. 13 School Committee meeting, Longmeadow Public School Committee Chair Nicole Choiniere announced that the committee’s vote on the fiscal year 2025 budget would be delayed to Feb. 27 in order to further solidify budget expectations.


Hope for RA: one woman’s success with experimental treatment

Among the deeply personal topic of illnesses and medical conditions, autoimmune disorders are often invisible and misunderstood by the public.


Counsel advises Longmeadow Planning Board on Open Meeting Law with social media

LONGMEADOW — During the Feb. 7 Planning Board meeting, Town Counsel Attorney Jason Talerman advised board members on how to follow Open Meeting Law when using social media and other online public forums.


Criminals turn to low-tech ‘check washing’ as online fraud made harder

LONGMEADOW — Online financial transactions have been a major path for theft and identity fraud for years. As more safeguards have been put in place to protect against those crimes, thieves have shifted back to more low-tech methods of stealing from the public.


Longmeadow schools receive grant for student behavioral health

LONGMEADOW — At the School Committee’s Jan. 30 meeting, Longmeadow Public Schools Superintendent M. Martin O’Shea announced that the district would receive a grant for “student social emotional learning, their behavioral and mental health, and overall wellness” in fiscal year 2025.


Freezing temperatures make firefighters’ jobs even more hazardous

LONGMEADOW — Amid billowing smoke and flames reaching out from a side door to lick at the roof of 1446 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow Firefighters trained their hoses on the Jan. 20 nighttime blaze.


Longmeadow students’ art celebrated at Storrs Library reception

LONGMEADOW — Artwork from students at Longmeadow High School was on display in the Richard Salter Storrs Library during a reception for the exhibit Jan. 25.


Longmeadow Key Club to host Winter Festival to raise money for Lydia’s Closet

LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow High School’s Key Club will host its inaugural Winter Festival on Sunday, Jan. 28.