Electronic images, stories of historical canal donated to Southwick
SOUTHWICK — An amateur historian who spent 30 years researching and walking the route of the New Haven-Northampton Canal recently gifted the Southwick Historical Society a computer that contains all his research in a user-friendly format. “This is just wonderful,” Pat...Chester weighing sale of town’s electric utility to Eversource
CHESTER — Back in November 2023, Eversource Energy offered to buy the electric utility assets of the Chester Municipal Electric Light Department, and as the town recently made the details of the deal public, the buzz around the potential deal has only increased. Paul...Tolland teen wins patriotic essay contest 3rd year in a row
TOLLAND — For the third year in a row Leo Dennis, a ninth grader attending Southwick Regional School, has been awarded first place in Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 873’s annual essay contest. “My mom told me about [the essay contest] and said, ‘You’re a good writer,...Rising Agawam HS musicians selected to bands at regional festival
AGAWAM — Practice and passion propelled two 15-year-olds onto the music stage for a major performance later this month. Agawam High School ninth graders Enessa Goleneva and Khuong Le are among the students from Western Massachusetts selected to perform at the...Historical Commission seeks hospital, business to reuse Mary Lane
WARE — The Ware Historical Commission continued to work on saving the buildings at the former Mary Lane Hospital at its meeting on Feb. 26.