by Amy Porter | Sep 8, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, More Articles, Westfield
WESTFIELD — The Blessed Buys Thrift Shoppe gifted proceeds of $1,200 from its third anniversary sale to the Westfield Food Pantry last week. So far this year, the thrift store, located in the Old Town Hall at 20 Broad St., has given almost $5,000 to other nonprofits in Westfield.
by Trent Levakis | Sep 8, 2025 | Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Westfield
Runners take off at the start of last year’s Run Stanley 5K fundraiser.Reminder Publishing submitted photo WESTFIELD — The 13th annual Run Stanley 5K is returning in October and the public is once again invited to run, walk, bark or stroll through the park in an...
by Cliff Clark | Sep 8, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — When the Master Plan Implementation Committee met for the first time last December, its chair Norman Cheever summed up what was in store for the committee: “We need to decide how we’re going to conquer this massive thing.”
by Cliff Clark | Sep 8, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, More Articles, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — For Senior Center Director Lisa Anderson, the addition of a second bus for senior citizens that need rides to doctor’s appointments or to buy groceries was a real need.
by Ryan Feyre | Sep 8, 2025 | Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — A $20 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency is likely not coming to Springfield after a District Court judge recently dismissed a challenge put forth by a coalition against the Trump administration.
by Ryan Feyre | Sep 8, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, More Articles, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Schweb Partners LLC will likely have to pay $2.5 million to the commonwealth and forgive $7.5 million in unpaid rent to affected tenants after Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell alleged in a complaint that the New Jersey-based real estate company violated various housing laws at its Springfield Gardens apartments.