by Cliff Clark | Mar 10, 2025 | Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District Superintendent Jennifer Willard issued a statement Monday on the findings of a report issued by the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education into the three racial bullying incidents that occurred at Southwick Regional School last year.
by Trent Levakis | Mar 10, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, More Articles, Westfield
Glen Meisenhelder of Feeding Hills gets off to a good start and finishes the 5K race on March 23 in first place with a time of 19:16.7. The races, which began at Westfield Middle School, looped around the streets of Westfield and ended at the Boys & Girls Club of...
by Amy Porter | Mar 10, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Westfield
WESTFIELD — The colleen who will represent Westfield in the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 23 and in activities throughout the year is Jillian Battles, 17, a senior at Westfield High School. Members of her court are Jaiden Caban, McKenna Clark, Madison LeClair and Isabella Proietti. The colleen and her court were selected in a two-day interview process, culminating at the Sons of Erin Colleen Ball on Feb. 7.
by Trent Levakis | Mar 10, 2025 | Easthampton, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local News, Photo Slider, Westfield
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Athenaeum is hosting an exhibit of the paintings of local artist Kim Carlino. The exhibit opened on March 10 and will run through May 3 inside the building’s gallery space.
by Trent Levakis | Mar 10, 2025 | Enfield, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local News, Photo Slider, Somers, Westfield
WESTFIELD — It’s that time of year again when the legendary Shamrock Shake has returned to McDonald’s menus all across the nation, and local participating franchises alongside the team at Ronald McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts are using the annual sensation as a fundraising opportunity.
by Sarah Heinonen | Mar 5, 2025 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — Since the Feb. 4 budget roundtable with leadership from both towns and state legislators, placeholder figures have been locked down. While the numbers are becoming clearer, the future is far from certain.