by Sarah Heinonen | May 20, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Ludlow
In recent years, health professionals, including the U.S. surgeon general, have begun working to curb the nation’s levels of mental health crises. According to the National Institute for Mental Health, in 2021, 22.8% of all U.S. adults had a mental health illness. In the same year, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association jointly issued a national state of emergency in children’s mental health.The town of Ludlow has decided to address the issue of mental health with two initiatives that pool the resources of the public and private health professionals, educators and emergency services.
by Sarah Heinonen | May 20, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Ludlow, Photo Slider
LUDLOW — Ludlow’s May 13 Town Meeting featured vigorous debate on a few of the 35 articles, splitting the voters and requiring standing counts.
by Sarah Heinonen | May 20, 2024 | Dining and Entertainment, Features, Reviews
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Incompetence has never been so funny. “The Play That Goes Wrong” at The Majestic Theater is a tour de force of physical comedy couched in a murder mystery play-within-a-play.
by Sarah Heinonen | May 15, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow, More Local Headlines
LONGMEADOW — Sipping from china teacups while nibbling light refreshments and enjoying afternoon conversation may seem like something there is not time for in today’s busy world, but the Friends of Storrs Library are inviting people to slow down and appreciate the moment on Sunday, May 19, for the first annual Tea Time fundraiser to benefit the Richard Salter Storrs Library.
by Sarah Heinonen | May 15, 2024 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News, More Articles
EAST LONGMEADOW — When Nicole Polite met Alianza DV Services Executive Director Carmen Nieves at Bay Path University Women’s Leadership Conference in April, she learned about some of the organization’s urgent needs.
