Longmeadow
95-year-old retires from LPS after 50 years in the district
LONGMEADOW — It is not every day that state legislators praise and celebrate someone for doing their job. Then again, most people do not spend 50 years working for the same school department.
Early Longmeadow School Department budget sees level services for FY26
LONGMEADOW — A preliminary budget for fiscal year 2026 presented by Longmeadow Public Schools Superintendent M. Martin O’Shea provides level services for the School Department, despite increased costs and minimal state aid.
Ashe lays out his priorities for 2025-26 term
With 16 years in the state House of Representatives, Brian Ashe finds himself working on core issues each term.Reminder publishing file photo
Oliveira to continue work on education, transportation, health care
Massachusetts’s new legislative session has begun, and state Sen. Jake Oliveira has his eye on several issues he plans to address over this two-year term. Oliveira, who was first elected to the state Senate in 2022 and reelected in November 2024, said he wants to continue to tackle education, transportation and healthcare.
Longmeadow considers complicated, costly split from retirement system
LONGMEADOW — The Longmeadow Select Board discussed the possibility of parting ways with Hampden Country Regional Retirement System at its Jan. 21 meeting. However, doing so would be complicated and expensive, with no guarantee that the town would fare better on the other side.
Bridget Moynahan named JFK Award recipient in Holyoke
HOLYOKE — The St. Patrick’s Committee of Holyoke announced that actress, author and model Bridget Moynahan is the 2025 recipient of the John F. Kennedy National Award.
Longmeadow residents urged to ‘embrace differences’ at DEI Committee event
LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee hosted the first of six events planned for 2025 that will examine topics and issues including race, ability, gender and other underrepresented identities and communities.
Survey seeks opinions on athletic fields, turf at LHS stadium
LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow wants to hear from you. The town has launched a survey for residents to weigh in on the town’s athletic fields and whether people want a turf field at the Longmeadow High School stadium.
Menorah lit on Longmeadow’s Town Green to celebrate Hanukkah
LONGMEADOW — Hebrew singing carried over the Town Green as scores of families, elected officials and community leaders watched as Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy’s Rabbi Noah Kosofsky lit the sixth torch atop the community’s menorah, commemorating Hanukkah.
Change is the theme of this year’s Year in Review
Change — or resistance to it — was a common theme in the area in 2024. Reminder Publishing took a look back at some of the stories that took precedence over the past year in East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Hampden and Wilbraham.
