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By | Oct 16, 2024

Early voting for state elections begins Oct. 19

Residents will soon have their first opportunity to vote in this year’s Nov. 5 state and presidential election. Beginning on Oct. 19, early voting will open in East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow and Wilbraham.


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Wilbraham panel discusses youth engagement, increasing voter turnout

By | Oct 9, 2024

Wilbraham panel discusses youth engagement, increasing voter turnout

WILBRAHAM — On Oct. 1, six Wilbraham residents gathered for a panel discussion at Wilbraham Public Library, focusing on topics of youth engagement and voter challenges.


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Wilbraham Children’s Museum to host 2024 trunk-or-treat on Oct. 20

By | Oct 9, 2024

Wilbraham Children’s Museum to host 2024 trunk-or-treat on Oct. 20

WILBRAHAM — The Wilbraham Children’s Museum will host its trunk-or-treat event on Sunday, Oct. 20, from 2-6 p.m. at Fern Valley Farms, 758 Main St.


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By | Oct 9, 2024

Wilbraham, Longmeadow awarded funds for traffic safety

Wilbraham and Longmeadow were among 192 towns awarded $5.6 million in grants as part of Massachusetts’ Municipal Road Safety Grant program, which aims to target and improve local traffic safety issues through enforcement, additional strategies and needed equipment.


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Wilbraham store owner celebrates five-year anniversary

By | Oct 2, 2024

Wilbraham store owner celebrates five-year anniversary

WILBRAHAM — The Scented Garden Gift Shoppe is celebrating five years of its current ownership.


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By | Oct 2, 2024

Wilbraham Planning Board discusses considerations for accessory dwelling bylaw

WILBRAHAM — During its Sept. 25 meeting, the Wilbraham Planning Board discussed considerations for the town’s modified bylaw for accessory dwelling units following the recent state approval of the Affordable Homes Act.


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Local author to give presentation on King Philip’s War

By | Oct 2, 2024

Local author to give presentation on King Philip’s War

WILBRAHAM — When Longmeadow author Michael Tougias describes the infamous King Philip’s War in Western Massachusetts, he calls it cataclysmic and the bloodiest conflict in American History.


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Staasi Heropoulos has been a broadcast and print journalist as well as a corporate communications practitioner, in Western Mass. and internationally for more than 40 years. He loves writing feature articles on local people and places but also welcomes story ideas about corporate and government malfeasance. Staasi can be reached at Staasi.Heropoulos@gmail.com.

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By | Sep 25, 2024

Route 20 project moving to public hearing phase

WILBRAHAM — At its Sept. 16 meeting, the Wilbraham Select Board unanimously agreed to proceed with the next step of the Route 20 project, which will be the public hearing phase.


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By | Sep 25, 2024

Updates shared on Thornton W. Burgess School, bus route delays

HAMPEN — During the Sept. 19 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Committee meeting, Superintendent John Provost provided an update on the district’s coordination with the Hampden Board of Selectmen to return Thornton W. Burgess School to town ownership.


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By | Sep 18, 2024

Wilbraham-Hampden Academic Trust to host festival to support school grants

WILBRAHAM — The Wilbraham-Hampden Academic Trust will be hosting its innaugural Family Fall Fest on Sunday, Sept. 29, beginning at 12 p.m. at Fern Valley Farms to support the organization’s work to provide grants to teachers in Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District.


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