by Cliff Clark | Aug 28, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Westfield
WESTFIELD — After asbestos pipe jackets were discovered on the now-decommissioned Cowles Bridge, the state’s Department of Transportation announced the bridge’s replacement project would be briefly delayed earlier this month.
by Mike Lydick | Aug 28, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Westfield
WESTFIELD — Anne Wellington delved into the history of Grandmothers’ Garden, something she’s been researching for nearly 30 years, during a recent presentation at the Westfield Athenaeum as part of the garden’s 90th anniversary celebration.
by Cliff Clark | Aug 28, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — The Conservation Commission was presented a draft of a land management plan for the North Pond Conservation Area during its Aug. 19 meeting, including steps to get it into compliance with the conservation restriction placed on the property by the state....
by Amy Porter | Aug 28, 2024 | Hilltowns, Local News, More Articles
HUNTINGTON — A third public hearing on Aug. 13 in Stanton Hall for a special permit for a proposed 4.9-acre gravel pit at 61 Goss Hill Rd., and properties off Goss Hill Road and Worthington Road, on land owned by William B. Hull Forestlands, ended with a continuance and a tentative scheduled date for another hearing on Nov. 12.
by Amy Porter | Aug 28, 2024 | Hilltowns, Local News, Photo Slider
HUNTINGTON — The Huntington Summer Music Series wrapped up on Aug. 22 with a performance by Chalk Dust, a band made up of West Springfield public school teachers.
by Michael Ballway | Aug 28, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Pine Street will be the next neighborhood to get speed humps, after a Town Council vote on Aug. 19. It won’t be the last. Town crews will install the speed-control devices in front of 47 and 54 Pine St., and 105 and 108 Pine St. District 2 Councilor...