American Legion Post 260 to honor those missing in action
SOUTH HADLEY — The Select Board approved that the South Hadley American Legion Post 260 can permanently place a POW/MIA Chair of Honor at the South Hadley Sports Complex.
Organizations receive funding to confront opioid epidemic
SPRINGFIELD — The battle to mitigate damage done to communities by the opioid epidemic is fought by hundreds of organizations across the state. Two such organizations in Springfield recently received state funding to aid them in their work.
A.W. Brown’s to host second annual fall festival on Sept. 21
EAST LONGMEADOW — A.W. Brown’s Pet and Garden Store will host its second Annual Fall Festival on Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its location at 144 Shaker Rd. in East Longmeadow.
Rates will rise 36% to meet shortfalls in Southwick’s sewer system
SOUTHWICK — The Select Board voted unanimously on Sept. 5 to increase sewer rates an average of 36% and increase the town’s subsidy to offset the sewer department’s shortfall. Public Works Director Randy Brown has been warning the board for the past two years of a...State grant of nearly $1M to fund work on Agawam’s Moore St.
AGAWAM — The City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 4 to accept $949,999 in Community Development Block Grant funds from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities for infrastructure repairs to Moore Street and Valley Street. In an...For local baker, smiles make the hard work worth it
WARE — At the crack of dawn nearly every day, Jana Hayden, a baker in Ware, is answering texts and sending emails before she gets out of bed. She hasn’t even had her first cup of coffee — such is the growing demand for the cupcakes and baked goods she makes in the family kitchen.