by Cliff Clark | Oct 16, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — Over the past year, the town’s Department of Public Works, with the help of outside contractors, has been tracking down what material was used for the water lines going into every home connected to the public water system to determine if lead was used, and...
by Cliff Clark | Oct 16, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — The Select Board this month endorsed restrictions on parking and beach access at the North Pond Conservation Area. Board members on Oct. 7 adopted the recommendations made in September by the North Pond Conservation Area Task Force, including reducing the...
by Amy Porter | Oct 16, 2024 | Hilltowns, Local News, More Articles
CHESTER — By a 10-1 margin, voters on Oct. 7 rejected a Town Meeting proposal to sell Chester’s municipal electric utility. But they had to go outside to do it.
by Michael Ballway | Oct 16, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Another cut-through street is getting speed humps, after an Oct. 7 vote of the Town Council. Chester Street residents made their case for the traffic-calming measure to councilors, who responded with an 8-0 vote in favor. They said drivers seeking a...
by Michael Ballway | Oct 16, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Hearing primary school pupils ask about drug abuse is “heartbreaking,” a pair of teens told the School Committee, but points to the value of the peer education program known as the Care Coalition. “Walking into the classroom, they were so little, so...
by Michael Ballway | Oct 16, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Residents of can take advantage of mail-in voting and in-person early voting in advance of the Nov. 5 general election. The ballot includes the presidential race, a statewide contested race for U.S. Senate, a contested race for U.S. representative,...
