ELEEF to host annual gala fundraiser for ELPS education grants
EAST LONGMEADOW — Are you ready to eat, drink and dance the night away while raising money to help educate East Longmeadow students?
Policing, society have changed in retiring chief’s 4 decades
WESTFIELD — Policing is much different that when retiring Westfield Police Chief Lawrence Valliere first walked the city’s streets to serve and protect.
Campaign raises more than $20,000 for officer shot in line of duty
WILBRAHAM — In less than 48 hours, a campaign through the Greg Hill Foundation raised more than $13,500 to benefit Wilbraham Police Officer Cameron Prosperi, who was shot and injured recently during a confrontation with an armed man who allegedly threatened others in his home.
Children’s museum supporters ready for chilly Penguin Plunge
WESTFIELD — Supporters of Amelia Park Children’s Museum will wade, waddle, dive and run into the icy waters of Hampton Ponds State Park on Jan. 27 for the 20th time to raise funds for the museum.
Parents ‘disappointed’ with Hampden bus fire communication
HAMPDEN — Parents in the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District community are “disappointed” in the district’s lack of communication after a bus caught fire in Hampden while dropping off middle school students on Jan. 12.
Westfield preservation board finds funds for Old Town Hall, garden
WESTFIELD — The Community Preservation Committee met on Jan. 18 to review their funding status and award grants to two applicants, $410,000 to Domus Inc. for veterans housing in the Old Town Hall at 20 Broad St., and $9,200 to Grandmother’s Garden on Smith Avenue.