Westfield Finance Committee Reviews Six Department Budgets, No Votes Taken Westfield Finance Committee reviews six departmental budgets, spotlighting a South Hadley dispatch deal and a shrinking cable fee.
Southwick Master Plan Panel Reports 17 of 20 Action Items Approved, Confronts Records Gap SOUTHWICK -- June 2, 2026, Southwick's Master Plan Implementation Committee reviewed historic preservation priorities and confronted a years-long gap in its official meeting records at its June 2 meeting. A member substituting for regular chair Dave Spina reported that 17 of the first 20 master plan action items
Southwick Board of Health Blocks Tulhamer Lane Building Permit Until New Septic System Designed SOUTHWICK -- June 2, 2026, Southwick Board of Health unanimously blocks building permit on Tulhamer Lane, citing septic system in groundwater. The board voted three to zero at its June 2 meeting to require property owner Anatoly Odishov to submit new septic plans, including a newly designed system, before the health
Holyoke Council Sends Rent Stabilization Resolution, Data Center Ban to Committee HOLYOKE -- June 2, 2026, Holyoke City Council referred a rent stabilization resolution and a proposed data center ban to committee after extended debate at its June 2 meeting. More than a dozen residents testified in favor of the rent stabilization resolution co-sponsored by Councilors Rick Purcell and Gina Tallheimer,
Chicopee Council Unanimously Approves $4.76 Million to Buy Downtown School Offices Building CHICOPEE -- June 2, 2026, Chicopee City Council unanimously approved a $4.76 million financing package to purchase 219-225 Exchange Street as the new home for the school department's administrative offices, ending an approximately $285,000 annual rental at Dulong Circle. The council voted 13-0 on three