Longmeadow

Residents ask about Longmeadow Community Electric at meeting

By Sarah Heinonen | Jul 17, 2025

Residents ask about Longmeadow Community Electric at meeting

LONGMEADOW — It was standing-room-only in the conference room at the Longmeadow Town Offices on July 8 as more than 150 people came in person and another 70 attended online to ask questions about Longmeadow Community Electric.

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Longmeadow Select Board cancels Town Meeting, future recall charter change possible

By Sarah Heinonen | Jul 9, 2025

Longmeadow Select Board cancels Town Meeting, future recall charter change possible

LONGMEADOW — In the wake of Planning Board member Walter Gunn’s resignation, the Longmeadow Select Board voted on June 27 to rescind the Town Meeting that was set for July 15.

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Longmeadow to offer lower energy rates through ‘cooperative buying power’

By Sarah Heinonen | Jun 25, 2025

Longmeadow to offer lower energy rates through ‘cooperative buying power’

LONGMEADOW — In cities and towns across Massachusetts, electricity customers have seen the cost of energy rise in recent years, and Longmeadow is no exception. Eversource owns most of the utility poles and wires that transport electricity to homes and businesses in Longmeadow. Customers pay a distribution charge for the use of this infrastructure. Eversource sets the fee for distribution and users are obliged to pay it.

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Longmeadow Select Board sets water, sewer meter hike, hears Cooley Brook plans

By Sarah Heinonen | Jun 25, 2025

Longmeadow Select Board sets water, sewer meter hike, hears Cooley Brook plans

LONGMEADOW — The Longmeadow Select Board voted to adopt a 150% increase to the fiscal year 2026 for water and sewer users’ fixed meter rate, bringing it the average amount residents will pay to $72.52 for water and $85.70 for sewer.

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Longmeadow Select Board receives update on middle school

By Sarah Heinonen | Jun 25, 2025

Longmeadow Select Board receives update on middle school

LONGMEADOW — Christian Whitsett of Jones Whitsett Architects delivered to the Longmeadow Select Board a presentation on the middle school building project as it stands, three months before the town votes on whether to authorize spending for the project.

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By Dennis Hackett | Jun 23, 2025

Local cooling center locations with heat wave on the way

With hot days ahead, Reminder Publishing compiled a list of cooling stations available in local cities and towns for residents to beat the heat this summer. This list will be updated throughout the summer and as more cooling locations become available. If your town...

Gunn resigns amid public outcry, steps to remove him

By Sarah Heinonen | Jun 18, 2025

Gunn resigns amid public outcry, steps to remove him

LONGMEADOW — Planning Board member Walter Gunn resigned on June 17, five weeks after it came to light that he had tresspassed on a resident’s property and made inappropriate comments to the homeowner.

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By Sarah Heinonen | Jun 11, 2025

Longmeadow Select Board skeptical of tiered water rates, hike in meter costs

LONGMEADOW — Town Manager Lyn Simmons, Finance Director Ian Coddington and DPW Business Manager Lisa Okscin presented their recommended rates for water, sewer and stormwater, as well as a proposed change in fee structure, at the June 2 Select Board meeting.

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Longmeadow Planning Board seeks to replace Gunn in liaison assignments

By Sarah Heinonen | Jun 11, 2025

Longmeadow Planning Board seeks to replace Gunn in liaison assignments

LONGMEADOW — As with each elected board or committee in Longmeadow, the Planning Board reorganized itself during the first meeting following the annual town election. What is often a routine procedure became a contentious schism between Planning Board member Walter Gunn and the rest of the board, particularly Chair Cheryl Thibodeau, who made efforts to assign other board members to the liaison positions in which Gunn had been serving.