by Laura Mason | Oct 7, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Monson
MONSON — Throughout the month of October, Granite Valley School students are participating in Springfield Thunderbirds’ Stick to Reading program, which encourages literacy among young students.
by Laura Mason | Oct 7, 2024 | Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Monson
MONSON — Monson’s Veterans Services Department is hosting its inaugural Veterans Fall Festival on Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Veterans Field, 110 Main St. With financial support from the town of Monson and multiple local businesses, the festival is designed to...
by Sarah Heinonen | Oct 7, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Ludlow, Photo Slider
LUDLOW — The Board of Selectmen got its first look at a marketing campaign designed to advertise the variety of features, entertainment and businesses available in Ludlow. The selectmen expressed positivity about the campaign but were not sold on everything John Guilfoil and Kristen Potter of John Guilfoil Public Relations presented.
by Tyler Lederer | Oct 7, 2024 | Franklin County, Franklin Hilltowns, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Hampshire Hilltowns, Hilltowns, Local News, Worcester County
Massachusetts voters will decide on Nov. 5 whether to allow for home growth and therapeutic use of psychedelic plants and fungi, like “magic mushrooms.”
by Tyler Lederer | Oct 7, 2024 | Franklin Hilltowns, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Hampshire Hilltowns, Hilltowns, Local News, Worcester County
Massachusetts voters will determine Nov. 5 if tipped employees should have the same or lower minimum wage than the state’s standard minimum wage.
by Amy Porter | Oct 2, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Westfield
WESTFIELD — The city’s Historical Commission isn’t trying to stop the demolition of the Atwater mansion, but it is trying to save some historically significant items in the 1896 house.