by Ryan Feyre | Jan 27, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Many things were covered during Superintendent Sonia Dinnall’s state of the schools address on Jan. 17; but one key word repeatedly bounced off the walls of the St. Anthony’s Cedar’s Banquet Hall: “believe.”
by Ryan Feyre | Jan 27, 2025 | Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Members of the School Department’s negotiating team told the School Committee during its Jan. 23 meeting that contract negotiations with the Springfield Education Association are still ongoing.
by Amy Porter | Jan 27, 2025 | Hilltowns, Local News
RUSSELL — Library Director Dawne Piers-Gamble has announced that the Russell Public Library has officially joined the Central and Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing system.
by Cliff Clark | Jan 27, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — While the holiday season is over, the mission of Our Community Food Pantry is reintroducing its Adopt-A-Shelf program to provide essential items to the families who rely on the pantry.
by Cliff Clark | Jan 27, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — Since the state mandated that every municipality must adopt a zoning bylaw that allows, by right, the construction of what is often called a mother-in-law suite or accessory dwelling unit, the Planning Board began the process of drafting its own Tuesday night.
by Amy Porter | Jan 27, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, More Articles, Westfield
WESTFIELD — The Planning Board unanimously approved a special permit to the Pioneer Valley Railroad for a 156,000-square-foot warehouse and spur on Ampad Road at its meeting on Jan. 21.