Raymond Fontana, former Republican member of Massachusetts Governor's...
Raymond Fontana, a well known lawyer and political figure in Western Massachusetts, lived in Longmeadow and Agawam before retiring to Florida. Raymond Fontana Raymond Fontana Submitted photo...
View ArticleQueen Latifah to be keynote speaker at Bay Path College's Women's Leadership...
Bay Path's Women's Leadership Conference will be held at the MassMutual Center in March. This is an updated version of a story posted at 12:20 this afternoon. Queen Latifah is seen at the 39th Annual...
View ArticleLongmeadow to name new assessor after former chairman Jonathan Fein admits...
Principal Assessor Robert Leclair said Fein was not involved with taxation or valuations in town. LONGMEADOW -Officials have said daily operations in the assessor’s department have not been altered...
View ArticleLongmeadow School Department issues statement supporting recycling, other...
Longmeadow Schools encouraged to recycle, promote environmentally friendly behavior. LONGMEADOW — Superintendent of Schools Marie Doyle has issued a statement to all staff and students encouraging...
View ArticleFire forces Longmeadow family from Westmoreland Avenue home
The fire at 16 Westmoreland Ave. forced residents out of their home. A fire official declined to provide details about the incident. Republican file photo LONGMEADOW — An early Saturday fire forced...
View ArticleEast Longmeadow police charge 57-year-old Longmeadow resident Stephen T....
A motorist called police Sunday night to report an erratic driver on North Main Street. EAST LONGMEADOW - Police charged a 57-year-old Longmeadow man with drunken driving (5th offense) after...
View ArticleAmerican International College student Rick Roque proposes $100,000...
American International College student and Longmeadow resident Rick Roque offers a $100,000 fund-raising idea to School Committee. LONGMEADOW -The Longmeadow School Department has received a...
View ArticleFormer Longmeadow assessor, Jonathan Fein, admits filing false tax returns as...
Fein was chairman of the town’s Board of Assessors before resigning that post last week. SPRINGFIELD - Jonathan Fein, former chairman of Longmeadow Board of Assessors, pleaded guilty Thursday to 29...
View ArticleSocial media largely attributed to Valley Gives Day success
Organizers said nonprofits that used social media aggressively often received more donations. Valley Gives Day helped almost 270 nonprofit organizations in the Pioneer Valley raise money for necessary...
View ArticleLongmeadow school system plans to implement comprehensive recycling policy at...
The new Longmeadow High School will include a variety of green initiatives. This is an artist's rendering of what the new Longmeadow High School will look like when work is completed. LONGMEADOW -...
View ArticleSpringfield childhood friendships live again in Toy for Joy
Jimmy Newton, Billy Swan and Jimmy Punderson used to get together to play pick-up games in a vacant lot at the end of Riverview Street, where 2 of them lived. From left, Jimmy Newton, Billy Swan and...
View ArticleDozens flock to Springfield Jewish Community Center to mark start of Hanukkah
After a menorah-lighting ceremony, more than 100 people packed the Dickinson Street facility for traditional holiday food and activities. Ron Gabayan, of Shimshit, Israel, lights the menorah to mark...
View ArticleLongmeadow restaurant Iron Chef loses liquor license for 3 days after failing...
The board granted an entertainment license to Ume Asian Bistro for 1 or 2 musicians on Tuesday or Wednesday nights. The Max Burger restaurant in the Longmeadow Shops. Leeanne Griffin, MassLive.com...
View Article20,000 toys arrive at Greater Springfield Salvation Army Citadel in...
Distribution for the 90th annual Toy for Joy will begin next week in Springfield. Volunteers work to unload a tractor trailer full of toys for the 90th annual Toy for Joy campaign at the Greater...
View ArticleLongmeadow police: Annalisa Dagostino-Tollis pleads guilty to St. Mary's...
Under her plea agreement, she will serve one year of probation and will have to pay $25,000 in restitution to St. Mary's Academy. LONGMEADOW -- An East Longmeadow woman accused in the theft of more...
View ArticleLeo Gelineau of Brimfield celebrates a long marriage in donation to Toy for Joy
This year Galineau decided to donate to Toy for Joy in memory not only of his wife, but of others he has lost. TOY REGISTRATION Here are the remaining times for families to register at Salvation Army...
View ArticleBelchertown donor to Toy for Joy honors family, friends and memories
Kiltie is well known at Mont Marie Health Center in Holyoke, where she is a frequent visitor to the nursing home. Ann Marie ("Nancy") Pratt takes brings cheer to the Mont Marie Health Center when she...
View ArticleLongmeadow tax rate to result in $439 increase for 'average' homeowner
Longmeadow's fiscal year 2013 tax rate has been set at $21.54 or $1.86 higher than the fiscal 2012 tax rate. LONGMEADOW — The fiscal year 2013 tax rate has been set at $21.54 per $1,000 assessed...
View ArticleAgawam water line break could take 4 weeks to repair, but service should not...
Service should remain uninterrupted because two other water mains are in service. Watch video Here are two views of the washed out area Tuesday caused by the Provin Mountain 54-inch-diameter water...
View ArticleRegistration for 90th annual Toy for Joy begins today
Last year, the program donated gifts to nearly 20,000 Western Massachusetts children. TOY REGISTRATION Here are the times for families to register at Salvation Army sites for the 90th annual Toy for...
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