by Peter Tuohy | Jul 2, 2026 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News
EAST LONGMEADOW — East Longmeadow’s Totally Adaptive will enhance programming and increase accessibility to its specialized fitness services for individuals with autism and other disabilities after receiving $6,500 through the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism’s Community Impact Grant.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jul 2, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — A Springfield charter school recently received a helping hand in the everlasting battle against cybercriminals and bad actors. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence received a $35,000 state grant to replace its cybersecurity hardware. The...
by Sarah Heinonen | Jul 1, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Tucked into a corner of Tower Square Park are six large-scale harmonic instruments. Far from being labeled “do not touch,” people are urged to experiment with the massive instruments, dubbed the “Sounds of Springfield.”
by Cliff Clark | Jul 1, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — When the annual Southwick National comes to town on July 11, it brings more than just the best professional motocross riders in the world; it also brings crowds of people with cars and trucks that need parking, which the Southwick Recreation Center has and uses for its largest and only fundraiser each year.
by Cliff Clark | Jul 1, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — Select Board member Joseph Deedy received pushback from fellow member Russ Anderson after proposing that the town’s department heads submit a purchase order for every purchase, no matter how small.