Ware Historical Commission delays Mary Lane demolition
WARE — The Historical Commission enacted the town’s Demolition Delay Bylaw for Mary Lane Hospital and the Lewis Gilbert House during its Jan. 17 meeting, the commission announced.
East Longmeadow School Committee questions role of Finance Oversight Committee
EAST LONGMEADOW — A joint meeting between the East Longmeadow Town Council and the School Committee on Jan. 23 became a debate about the purpose and power of the Finance Oversight Committee.
Mass Appeal Pizza & Bread seeks community support after crash
WARREN — Mass Appeal Pizza & Bread Co. owner Jeffrey “Jasper” Fleming is asking the community for support and patience following a car crash involving his family on Saturday, Jan. 20.
Hampden appoints two new Cemetery Commissioners, seeks third
HAMPDEN — In the wake of Hampden’s Cemetery Commissioners resigning en masse at the end of 2023, the Board of Selectmen appointed residents Joan Shea and Duane Mosier to the Cemetery Commission, to serve until elections are conducted in the spring.
Local nominated for Grammy for album of grief and reawakening
The music of Carla Patullo’s 2023 album, “So She Howls,” is haunting yet hopeful.
Freezing temperatures make firefighters’ jobs even more hazardous
LONGMEADOW — Amid billowing smoke and flames reaching out from a side door to lick at the roof of 1446 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow Firefighters trained their hoses on the Jan. 20 nighttime blaze.