by Letter to the Editor | Mar 13, 2024 | Letter to the Editor, Opinion
I am troubled that my municipal electric utility conducts its fiberoptic business matters in secrecy. The elected South Hadley Electric Light Department commission has met in executive session and has refused to release minutes or remove redactions from documents...
by Letter to the Editor | Feb 28, 2024 | Letter to the Editor, Opinion
The Zonta Club of Quaboag Valley held a Panel Discussion on Feb. 12 at the Ludlow Country Club on the foster care system in Western Massachusetts and youth who experience significant barriers as it relates to their physical, mental and emotional well-being — all...
by Letter to the Editor | Feb 1, 2024 | Letter to the Editor, Opinion
The Agawam City Council should pass TR-2024-9, a resolution to urge state legislators to establish Medicare for All, a single-payer health care system for all who reside in Massachusetts.Imagine entering your doctor’s office, showing your new “Medicare for...
by Letter to the Editor | Jan 24, 2024 | Letter to the Editor, Opinion
The Agawam City Council should pass TR-2024-9, a resolution to urge Beacon Hill to establish “Medicare for All” — a single-payer system for universal health care for every resident of the commonwealth. Just for the Agawam town government budget...
by Letter to the Editor | Jan 17, 2024 | Letter to the Editor, Opinion
The Friends of Hampden Seniors would like to thank all of those people involved in our Christmas “Shop Til You Drop” Fundraiser. It was a great success thanks to the many wonderful donations received and the patronage of so many frequent shoppers. We so...
by Letter to the Editor | Jan 16, 2024 | Letter to the Editor, Opinion
Why did Hampshire College, an iconic progressive institution saved from closure in 2019, outsource information technology (IT) service to a national for-profit and lay off dedicated employees, some of whom had been there for decades? Back in 2019, the former...