Bond for fiber-optic network in Southwick Select Board’s hands
SOUTHWICK — At the last meeting of the High Speed Internet Committee, its members agreed the decision to embark on the five-year project will be made by Town Meeting next May if the Select Board agrees to put forth an article to authorize borrowing of $15 million to...
Hilltowns vigil commits to making domestic violence a thing of the past
HUNTINGTON — The annual Hilltown Domestic Violence Awareness Vigil was observed inside Stanton Hall on Oct. 16. As community members entered, they were encouraged to sign a banner and write a message on a prayer flag to victims of domestic violence, which were then attached to clotheslines across the stage.
Mark, Rosa making final push in state senate campaign
With less than two weeks before the general election on Nov. 5, Reminder Publishing reached out to the two candidates for the state Senate seat covering Berkshire County and the westernmost towns of Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties, Democratic incumbent state...
Prepare for a scare at the Hilltown Hikers Sinister Saw on Oct. 26
Prepare for a scare at the Hilltown Hikers Sinister Saw Halloween on Oct. 26. Reminder Publishing submitted photo CHESTER — The first Halloween Sinister Saw will take place on Oct. 26, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Chester Granite Sawmill, 7 Prospect St., across from the...
Agawam high schoolers working to improve academics, behavior
Marlene DeJesus, the district’s director of social emotional learning, and Sadie Petta, an English teacher at Agawam High School, told the School Committee at its Oct. 15 meeting that the project, Caught in the ACT, is an initiative centered around giving students a voice and being involved in some decision making.