by Michael Ballway | Feb 21, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Kids may have to wake up a little earlier next year, after the School Committee approved a 2024-25 calendar with earlier start times for most of the town’s public schools.The 10-minute earlier start at West Springfield High School has...
by Michael Ballway | Feb 21, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Town officials expect more than half of West Side households to sign up for fiber-optic internet service, and for the town-owned utility to break even in 2026.Many customers have already signed up, particularly in the pilot neighborhood where...
by Michael Ballway | Feb 21, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — In-person early voting will be available starting Feb. 24 and continuing Feb. 26 to March 1 for the presidential primary election in Massachusetts.Early voting is open to any registered voter. Those who are registered only need to show up at...
by Michael Ballway | Feb 9, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Fireworks on Feb. 23 will mark the town’s actual 250th anniversary, but the celebrations won’t stop there.This month’s event at Clark Field, 514 Amostown Rd., is a free fireworks display that begins at 6 p.m. with...
by Michael Ballway | Feb 1, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Parents and neighbors of Mittineague School are still collecting signatures, hoping to stop or even slow down the recent decision to close the town’s oldest and smallest current elementary school.“These decisions are moving too...