LONGMEADOW — The Town Meeting on Sept. 9, which will determine if Longmeadow’s proposed middle school will be funded, is expected to be attended by up to 3,000 voters.| The Reminder
LONGMEADOW — On Sept. 9, Longmeadow residents will vote at Town Meeting on whether to approve a debt exclusion to fund the construction of a new middle school at 410 Williams St.| The Reminder
LONGMEADOW — The School Committee approved referral of an article to fund the construction of a combined middle school on Williams Street for inclusion on the Sept. 9 Town Meeting warrant.| The Reminder
WILBRAHAM — Two local business owners are redeveloping a property on Boston Road, bringing back its original purpose as a place for people to stay and dine along Nine Mile Pond.| The Reminder
WILBRAHAM — To honor the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal visited the residents at Life Care Center of Wilbraham, a rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility on Boston Road.| The Reminder
LONGMEADOW — In the lead-up to the Sept. 9 Town Meeting vote on funding the new middle school, the Middle School Building Committee organized tours of both existing middle schools so voters can see for themselves the conditions and limitations educators and students experience.| The Reminder
LONGMEADOW — The Longmeadow Select Board voted in favor of supporting a bill that would restructure the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission, from which Longmeadow buys its water.| The Reminder
Five area girls learned lessons in the value of determination and their own ability to make lasting change while undertaking Girl Scout Gold Award projects.| The Reminder
WILBRAHAM — One year ago, Sima Pariseau and her son Dylan Pariseau were killed in an incident of domestic violence. Two days shy of the anniversary of their death, hundreds of people will take to the streets around Wilbraham’s Fountain Park in their honor. The walk, “3.3 Miles for Change,” will raise funds to help others affected by domestic violence.| The Reminder
LONGMEADOW — The School Committee received an update on the progress of and potential budget for the middle school building project.| The Reminder
LONGMEADOW — In an election season that saw several candidates vying for positions on the Longmeadow Select Board and School Committee, voters stayed the course with familiar faces, while also embracing new voices in town government.| The Reminder
LONGMEADOW — It is town election season and in Longmeadow, five candidates submitted papers to run for two seats on the Select Board. Since 1988, races with more than two candidates per seat require a preliminary election to be conducted to whittle down the field.| The Reminder
Two local businesses are grateful their products are sourced and made in the United States, as the uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s tariffs creates apprehension across the economy.| The Reminder
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Five local music students recently earned a chance to have the experience of a lifetime: playing piano on stage at the famed Carnegie Hall concert venue in New York City.| The Reminder
Renderings of the new Longmeadow middle school, which would be built on the campus of Williams Middle School.Photo credit: Longmeadow Public Schools LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow Public Schools Superintendent M. Martin O’Shea shared the latest plans for the new middle school, now in the schematic design process, while at the Feb. 25 School Committee meeting. The […]| The Reminder
EAST LONGMEADOW — The new East Longmeadow High School reached a milestone on Feb. 26, as crew members from contractor Fontaine Bros. “topped out” the building, installing an I-beam at the highest point of the steel structure.| The Reminder
WILBRAHAM — A fire broke out at the Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative Bus Garage at 2045 Boston Rd. on Jan. 21. The fire, reported by a passerby at 1:37 a.m., involved four electric buses housed at the site.| The Reminder
SPRINGFIELD — The blueberries in a morning smoothie. The tomatoes in a BLT at lunch. The asparagus on a dinner plate. The food people in Massachusetts eat every day is often grown here. But the people who harvest the crops that feed Baystaters are often paid nearly half of what other workers in the state receive.| The Reminder
With 16 years in the state House of Representatives, Brian Ashe finds himself working on core issues each term.| The Reminder
State Rep. Angelo Puppolo (D-Springfield) is entering his 19th year in the state Legislature, and he said his primary goal for 2025 is the same now as it has ever been: “fight for every penny” for the people of Western Massachusetts.| The Reminder
EAST LONGMEADOW — Drizzling rain and gloomy skies did not dampen the spirits of onlookers as elected officials, members of the East Longmeadow School Department, students and professionals from every stage of the East Longmeadow High School project hoisted shovelfuls of dirt to celebrate the project’s groundbreaking.| The Reminder
LONGMEADOW — Historically, Longmeadow has adopted a single tax rate for all property owners in town and the Select Board chose to do so for fiscal year 2025 at its Dec. 2 meeting. However, not all members of the board are satisfied with this strategy.| The Reminder
LONGMEADOW — The Longmeadow Fire Department has a new leader with a familiar face. Chief John Rigney took command of the department on Nov. 22 when then-Chief John Dearborn retired.| The Reminder
EAST LONGMEADOW — East Longmeadow is working to close the digital divide in town with the help of a $55,994 grant from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute’s Municipal Digital Equity Planning Program. A steering committee made up of residents and town staff is working with the consulting firm Kimley-Horn to identify inequities in the ability of residents and businesses to use the internet.| The Reminder
EAST LONGMEADOW — Jeffrey and Christina Brooks are seeking to open a recreational marijuana dispensary in the industrial zone on Shaker Road. The couple knew they would need a bylaw amendment to do so but ran into an unexpected roadblock when they came before the Town Council on Nov. 26.| The Reminder
SPRINGFIELD — Sometimes, all it takes is one person with a good idea.| The Reminder
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Partners for Community Action, a local social services organization celebrated its 60th birthday on Aug. 7 by doing what it does best, helping members of the community get ahead in life.| The Reminder
SPRINGFIELD — Making a difference as a nonprofit can be an uphill battle, but the Black Behavioral Health Network is continuing to provide culturally relevant care to the communities of color in Springfield.| The Reminder
LONGMEADOW — When voters at Town Meeting approved the feasibility study for a solution to Longmeadow’s aging middle schools in October 2022, it kicked off a long process that explored whether there should be one or two schools, where they should be located and how extensive the project should be.| The Reminder