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Longmeadow School Committee updated on middle school building project
LONGMEADOW — Superintendent M. Martin O’Shea presented a recap of the town’s past community visioning sessions and reviewed the next steps for the middle school building project during the School Committee’s April 9 meeting. Longmeadow’s middle school building...
Local pens book on Longmeadow boy who became Johnny Appleseed
LONGMEADOW — Melissa Cybulski had always heard the rumor that Longmeadow was once home to the legendary American folkloric hero Johnny Appleseed.
Longmeadow Select Board votes on FY25 budget, Town Meeting warrant
LONGMEADOW — The Longmeadow Select Board met to discuss various agenda items including the fiscal year 2025 budget and the Town Meeting warrant on April 1. The FY25 Budget was introduced at the Select Board’s previous meeting. According to Town Manager Lyn Simmons,...
Lola’s offers fresh experience with ‘coastal Mexican’ cuisine
LONGMEADOW — People looking for a little something different in their dining routine can now experience Lola’s, a restaurant specializing in what Co-owner Ralph Santaniello describes as “coastal Mexican flavors.”
Pride Prom to offer LGBTQ+ people an inclusive ‘rite of passage’
LONGMEADOW — High school students around the country are preparing as prom season approaches, but not everyone looks forward to their prom. For members of the LGBTQ+ community, there can be anxiety and apprehension around being their authentic self at such a...
Longmeadow hosts visioning session for middle schools
LONGMEADOW — Parents and community members became classroom participants for an interactive visioning session designed to inform and solicit impressions on forthcoming plans for the Glenbrook and Williams Middle Schools.
Golf creates opportunities for scholarship recipients
Left: Khruanha “Ning” Naiyanan. Right: Sean McMinn.Reminder Publishing submitted photo What could be more exciting in the game of golf than sinking a hole-in-one? When a caddy at the Longmeadow Country Club receives a full, four-year scholarship to one of America’s...
Longmeadow Select Board moves on funding priorities of capital projects
LONGMEADOW — Reviewing Capital Improvement Plan recommendations for fiscal year 2025 at their March 18 meeting, members of the Longmeadow Select Board focused on potential funding for HVAC system upgrades at the Wolf Swamp Road School and need for increased road...
Longmeadow approves parking expansion at LYA, building addition planned
LONGMEADOW — Plans for the first phase of an expansion at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy, 1148 Converse St., were approved by the Longmeadow Planning Board on March 6.
East Longmeadow, Longmeadow police partner with CHD to address mental health crises
LONGMEADOW — As awareness of the widespread nature of mental health issues has grown in recent years, so too have efforts by police departments to add mental health professionals to the toolbox of ways to address emergency calls.