Longmeadow
Academics, athletics, finances: new middle school about than location
LONGMEADOW — When voters at Town Meeting approved the feasibility study for a solution to Longmeadow’s aging middle schools in October 2022, it kicked off a long process that explored whether there should be one or two schools, where they should be located and how extensive the project should be.
Officials discuss crime, legislative priorities at Sheriff’s Picnic
SPRINGFIELD — Considered by many to be the political event of the year in Western Massachusetts, Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi’s annual golf tournament and picnic again drew a bevy of local and state elected officials.
Abutters object to location of new Longmeadow middle school at Williams site
LONGMEADOW — Members of the Middle School Building Committee hosted a meeting for the abutters of Williams Middle School on Aug. 15. The property at 410 Williams St. has been selected by the committee as the preferred location for the town’s future combined middle school. About 40 people attended the meeting, nearly all of whom were opposed to the project being built at the site.
Early voting for state primary election opens Aug. 24
With the Sept. 3 State Primary election just around the corner, early voting in East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow and Wilbraham will begin on Aug. 24.
Longmeadow Select Board sets water rates, seeks alternate registrar candidate
LONGMEADOW — After months of debate, the Longmeadow Select Board set the water, sewer and stormwater rates for fiscal year 2025. The Springfield Water & Sewer Commission, which sells Longmeadow its water, charged the town $1.9 million this year, $433,133 over...
Veterinary clinic offers range of services for pets, their ‘parents’
LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow pet parents now have a comprehensive veterinary clinic to provide the best care for their four-legged family members. On Aug. 5, the experienced trio of Caroline Joos, Kristin Lappetito and Angela DuBois officially opened the doors of Longmeadow Veterinary Clinic, the town’s only veterinary clinic.
Towns awarded Community Mitigation Fund money
East Longmeadow, Longmeadow and Wilbraham were among the towns to receive grant funds from the recent division by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission of $18 million as part of the Community Mitigation Fund.
Longmeadow teen’s poetry book lands on best-seller list
LONGMEADOW — When Cecelia Allentuck, 18, released her book of poems this month, she never imagined it would top the charts as Amazon’s best-seller in the Poetry for Teens & Young Adults category.
Local women selected as part of 2024 Commonwealth Heroines Class
Longmeadow resident Amy Baxter and Wilbraham resident Christine Goonan were recently celebrated as part of the 2024 class of Commonwealth Heroines by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women.
Longmeadow resident proud of daughter’s heroism on Cape Cod
LONGMEADOW — A Longmeadow father is a proud pappa these days after his 33-year-old daughter saved a drowning man’s life on Cape Cod.
