by Sarah Heinonen | Jan 9, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Exotic birds, camels, bison and alligators. The Zoo in Forest Park & Education Center offers people in the greater Springfield area a chance to visit and learn about animals they may not otherwise ever encounter.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jan 9, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — January 2026 marks the midway point of the current session in the state Legislature and state Rep. Orlando Ramos said he is continuing to make progress on some of his main goals, despite the challenges that exist.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jan 9, 2026 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — A construction worker clipped the loops of two cables, one wrapped around either end of a large white beam, onto the safety hook that dangled from a crane.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jan 9, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The City of Firsts again earned its moniker on Jan. 5 when the City Council elected Tracye Whitfield to serve as its president, the first Black woman to do so.
by Peter Tuohy | Jan 9, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow, South Hadley
LONGMEADOW — South Hadley Electric Light Department met with the Longmeadow Select Board to present the current progress in the Fiberspring project at its Jan 5 meeting.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jan 9, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield School Committee welcomed three new members at its swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 5.