by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 16, 2025 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines
EAST LONGMEADOW — The story is well known. Battles between members of colonial militias and British soldiers broke out in the towns of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. It was, as Ralph Waldo Emerson described it, the “shot heard ‘round the world.” The American Revolution had begun.
by Ryan Feyre | Apr 16, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, More Articles, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Several state lawmakers are looking to better control a state law that allows accessory dwelling units by right in single family zoning districts across the state.
by Tina Lesniak | Apr 16, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — The much-anticipated Spring Plant Sale, hosted by the Wilbraham Friends of the Library in partnership with Wistariahurst Museum, is now underway — and pre-orders are coming in fast.
by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 16, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow, More Local Headlines
LONGMEADOW — Addressing the fallout from a 2024 change to the way water and sewer usage is billed, the Longmeadow Select Board voted on April 7 to use a combination of retained earnings, a reduction to the water operating budget and an increase in water meter rate to cover a combined $530,000 shortfall.
by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 16, 2025 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local News, More Articles, Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM — The Hampden Wilbraham Regional School Committee voted at its April 3 meeting to reduce the assessments it had sent to the towns to fund the $41.46 million fiscal year 2026 operating budget. On March 20, the School Committee approved assessment letters to...
by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 16, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, More Articles, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — West Springfield teen Thu Zar Win has shown that she knows what it takes to be a leader and a mentor and, as a result, has been named the West Springfield Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year.