The Chicopee City Council confirmed Bianca Janicek as the city's new Chief Human Resource Officer and adopted a state law letting the city bill property taxes quarterly starting in fiscal year 2028.
Two Chicopee obituaries were noted this week, both handled by Kozikowski Funeral Home: Cote, Paul E., 72, who died August 12, 2026, and Girard, Christine C., 69, who died August 10, 2026. No service details, family information, or memorial-donation instructions were available in the pub…
Three Chicopee, Massachusetts obituaries were published this week: Belair, Sandra R. "Sandi Peloquin" LaFleche; Breyare, Janice Marie; and Charette, Marie T. (Bresnahan). All three are identified as Chicopee residents in Echovita listings; no further biographical detail was available in…
Chicopee City Council voted 11-1 to reject a moratorium on new battery storage facilities, citing state Attorney General guidance against local bans.
Three Chicopee-resident obituaries were published this week: Cournoyer, Debra Ann (69); Robidoux, Joyce (77); and Therrien, Shirley (92). All three died between July 27 and July 31, 2026. Arrangements for Cournoyer are being handled by Chicopee's Kozikowski Funeral Home, for Therrien by…
Chicopee resident tells School Committee teacher departures nearly doubled since 2023.
Seven Chicopee-resident obituaries were published this week: Bartsch, Shirley; Bernat, Roman T.; Bourbeau, Michele Elaine; Frederick, Theresa M. (Richard); Horshkova, Halyna; Prorok, Stanley W.; and Williams, Thomas L. Ages ranged from 60 to 91. Notices were drawn primarily from Echovit…
Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing joined a joint cyber readiness mission in Chicopee on July 21, according to a DVIDS report posted the following day. The exercise brought a military cybersecurity focus to the city, though details on its scope were limited in initial…
This week's Chicopee obituary column carries four notices: Santos, Elizabeth Mae, 88; Pham, Soi Thi, 94; Gallagher, Gabriel, 50; and Ladeau, Anna, 97. All four are listed as Chicopee, Massachusetts residents, with deaths recorded between July 13 and July 16, 2026. Arrangements for Santo…
A new Pilot Flying J travel center opened in Chicopee this week, part of the chain's wider network expansion. The Chicopee location was one of two travel centers the company opened alongside a site in Ponce de Leon, Florida, and the additions pushed Pilot's DC fast-charging network to 3…
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