by Laura Mason | May 8, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — The Middle School Building Committee voted to remove Options 5 and 6 from the potential building options and approved the project’s preliminary design pricing report at its May 1 meeting.
by Sarah Heinonen | May 8, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — A three-day workshop to explore the restoration of Cooley Brook ended on May 7 with a presentation about how the brook, as well as Laurel and Bliss parks, could be improved. Cooley Brook is a 1.5-mile stream that begins in Bliss Park and flows west, under...
by Bill Zito | May 8, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — Town Manager Lyn Simmons is looking ahead toward a standard Town Meeting on Tuesday, May 14, with important but not necessarily controversial issues going to a community vote.
by Sarah Heinonen | May 8, 2024 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider
EAST LONGMEADOW — Alison and Penny TellierFox, an East Longmeadow couple, love to run together. They also love Disney World. In April, the two were able to combine their passions by completing a perfect season of runDisney races.
by Sarah Heinonen | May 8, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — It was 1908, a big year for the automobile. Henry Ford produced the Model T; six vehicles attempted a trip from New York City to Paris over the Bering Strait and the first Wilbraham Hill Climb saw 72 cars climb the incredibly steep Monson Road. In the case of the Hill Climb, cars are still testing their mettle. This year, on Saturday, May 11, vehicles will again gun their engines to see who will claim victory over gravity and top the hill.
by Amy Porter | May 7, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, More Articles, Westfield
WESTFIELD — At the ribbon cutting for the new home at 64 Mill St. built by students of Westfield Technical Academy, Matthew Gomes, head of the construction technology department, took a few minutes to acknowledge the hard work of students in the construction technology, electrical wiring and horticulture technology departments.