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Organizations working to help child food insecurity during summer months
HOLYOKE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - As schools are letting out for the summer, hunger and food insecurity is taking center stage for many families across western Massachusetts. Without access to free school meals, efforts are underway to help. “We serve anyone from any community. If you are hungry and if you...
Here are the 11 nonprofits getting help from the Hampden DA’s Drug Forfeiture Program
SPRINGFIELD – Leaders in Springfield’s nonprofit sector came together Wednesday to cheer each other on and receive grants from the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office. Through its Drug Forfeiture Program, the office was able to award $80,000 to 11 local nonprofit organizations that focus on uplifting and...
Matthews-Kane Launches Rep Bid Vowing to Bring Home the Policy…and the Bacon…
WESTFIELD—While introducing Bridget Matthews-Kane Tuesday evening at the Shortstop Bar & Grill, former Springfield Mayor, one-time Governor’s Councilor and retired judge Mary Hurley touted the candidate’s biography. She explained how the three-term city councilor and State House hopeful has deep family roots here and across Hampden County.
Della Blake is tackling mental health disparities in Western Mass.
MassLive recently asked readers to identify people they consider Black leaders in Massachusetts, working to make a difference in politics, education, business, the arts or another area of interest. Profiles of these leaders will be published leading up to the Juneteenth holiday on June 19. These are people our readers...
Dakin Humane Society: Cowie has a home at last
Last February, Cowie arrived at Dakin Humane Society in need of a new home and a new direction in life. He was just over a year old, a handsome black hound dog with brown markings who had come from challenging circumstances, and he did not know the comforts of home life. Cowie was underweight and his flaky skin was dirty. Despite this, he had an unwavering affection for people, especially those who approached him gently and allowed him to initiate a request for petting.
Ironman 70.3 update
Competitors in the Ironman 70.3 triathlon are midway through the competition and at 8 a.m. all are riding the 56 miles bicycle route through western Hampden County and Norther Connecticut. The competition started at 6 a.m. this morning with all 1400 competitors leaping into the Connecticut River at the Pioneer...
See all homes sold in Hampden County, June 2 to June 8
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Hampden County reported from June 2 to June 8. There were 114 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,232-square-foot home on Southwick Road in Westfield that sold for $325,000. Agawam.
In Sprinfield, a violent police chase to simmer gang dispute leaves an officer shot in eye, workers hit by car
Two transportation workers run over on the highway. A bystander grazed by a bullet. A car with a pregnant driver struck by another driven by fleeing shooters. And a veteran Springfield police officer shot in the face, who will likely lose his eye. All the result of a violent street...
Incorporations
The following business incorporations were recorded in Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties and are the latest available. They are listed by community. Alex Ortiz Foundation Corp., 42 Florence St., Chicopee, MA 01013. Jean Vance, same. Foundation established to uplift the lives of underprivileged children by providing them with the opportunity to engage in organized youth sports that they otherwise could not because of financial limitations.
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