by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 6, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — The Longmeadow Select Board weighed whether to approve a dramatic hike in water rates when it met on June 3. The rate increases are the largest in years, but Finance Director Ian Coddington warned they will not be the last.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 6, 2024 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines
EAST LONGMEADOW — As East Longmeadow heads into a time of change, with a new high school building, shifting of town offices and a potential center town district, Robert Watchilla has taken the reins as director of planning and community development.
by Laura Mason | Jun 6, 2024 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider
EAST LONGMEADOW — A group of eighth grade students from Birchland Park Middle School recently took a field trip to Washington, D.C., as part of their civics capstone.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 6, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW — Two-hundred fifty years after the death of an enslaved couple in Longmeadow, two stones that bear witness to their lives have been set into the ground in front of the First Church of Longmeadow.
by Tina Lesniak | Jun 5, 2024 | Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Westfield
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Farmers Market’s 18th season promises to be full of good, local food, amazing entertainment, opportunities to learn about non-profit organizations and fun activities for the kids. “This year will be my third as manager, and I have learned...
by Amy Porter | Jun 5, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, Westfield
WESTFIELD — Mayor Michael McCabe proposed his fiscal year 2025 budget to the City Council at its May 16 meeting. It was referred to the council’s Finance Committee for review. Councilor Dan Allie said at the meeting that because the budget document is 900 pages, he...
