by Sarah Heinonen | Feb 6, 2026 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — The Agawam Veterans’ Service Office has completed its mission to fund a fifth monument for veterans who have served since the Vietnam War. Now underway is a campaign to identify the names of veterans, coined “No Name Left Behind.”
by Peter Tuohy | Feb 6, 2026 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local News, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — Putting the budget together is in full swing and the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District School Committee is beginning to see what their finalized budget might be looking like with reduced numbers from state aid and estimates that are too high for the towns.
by Tyler Garnet | Feb 5, 2026 | Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News
HOLYOKE — Following months of discussions, the City Council approved provisions to the city’s Municipal Finance Modernization Act during its Feb. 3 meeting.
by Sarah Heinonen | Feb 5, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Public Schools is making incremental progress and surpassing its goals in the realm of career and college readiness. That was the report from Chief of Student Services Dr. Yolanda Johnson and her team at the Jan. 29 School Committee meeting.
by Sarah Heinonen | Feb 5, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Similar requests to discontinue the use of two Springfield streets resulted in very different discussions at the City Council’s Feb. 2 meeting.