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Vanderleeden wins Hampden Selectboard seat, Prop. 2½ override passes

2 days ago | thereminder.com | Sarah Heinonen

Eric Vanderleeden won the vacant seat on the Hampden Selectboard in the June 23 special election. Reminder Publishing submitted photoHAMPDEN — Erik Vanderleeden won the Selectboard seat left vacant by the April resignation of former member Craig Rivest. With 405 votes, Vanderleeden bested his opponent, Kathy Pessolano, who saw 105 ballots cast in the June 23 special election.
Longmeadow to offer lower energy rates through ‘cooperative buying power’

2 days ago | thereminder.com | Sarah Heinonen

LONGMEADOW — In cities and towns across Massachusetts, electricity customers have seen the cost of energy rise in recent years, and Longmeadow is no exception. Eversource owns most of the utility poles and wires that transport electricity to homes and businesses in Longmeadow. Customers pay a distribution charge for the use of this infrastructure. Eversource sets the fee for distribution and users are obliged to pay it.
East Longmeadow Knights of Columbus donates to Senior Center, veterans memorial

2 days ago | thereminder.com | Sarah Heinonen

East Longmeadow Council of Aging interim Director Sharon Giordano and Veterans’ Memorial Committee Chair Terry Glusko receive checks for their respective organizations from St. Michael’s Knights of Columbus Grand Knight Tony Markowski, Chancellor Raymond Dumas, Inside Guard Rich Lyons, Treasurer Ed Racicot and Trustee Paul Cloutier.
Longmeadow Select Board receives update on middle school

2 days ago | thereminder.com | Sarah Heinonen

Christian Whitsett of Jones Whitsett updated Longmeadow Select Board on the middle school building project on June 16. Reminder Publishing photo by Sarah HeinonenLONGMEADOW — Christian Whitsett of Jones Whitsett Architects delivered to the Longmeadow Select Board a presentation on the middle school building project as it stands, three months before the town votes on whether to authorize spending for the project.
Southwick's municipal aggregation program start date remains unclear

4 days ago | thereminder.com | Cliff Clark

SOUTHWICK — While the town has adopted a municipal aggregation power program to offer residents an opportunity to lower their electric bills, when it might be implemented is unclear. “There’s still not enough energy savings to make sense,” said Colonial Power Group Vice President Denise Allard. In May, the Western Massachusetts division of Eversource filed with the state’s Department of Public Utilities its basic plan for residentialc per kilowatt-hour rates starting on Aug. 1.
Wyben Parade theme for 2025: ‘Farming for America’

4 days ago | thereminder.com | Cliff Clark

Wyben parade revelers celebrate the Fourth of July during the community’s annual parade last year. Reminder Publishing file photoWESTFIELD — The Wyben Parade Committee has announced that “Farming for America” will be the theme of its 74th Annual Fourth of July parade and that the committee is adding a new event on the nation’s birthday — a family kickball game.
Review: I’ll give you 10-to-1 odds that you’ll enjoy ‘Guys and Dolls’

4 days ago | thereminder.com | Sarah Heinonen

Jason Rose-Langston’s Sky Masterson talks to the other gamblers in Easthampton Theater Company’s production of “Guys and Dolls.”Photo credit: Jared Herman, Easthampton Theater CompanyEASTHAMPTON — Gambling is serious business, but audiences will get plenty of laughs watching Easthampton Theater Company’s production of “Guys and Dolls,” a 1950 musical by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser.
Two people vie for election of vacant Hampden Selectboard seat

1 week ago | thereminder.com | Sarah Heinonen

HAMPDEN — Two people are seeking the support of Hampden voters in the special election on June 23 to fill a vacancy on the Selectboard. Kathleen Pessolano and Erik Vanderleeden are each seeking election to the seat left vacant by the resignation of Craig Rivest in May. “I am running for Selectboard because I care deeply about our town and believe we need thoughtful, steady leadership to guide us through a time of change and opportunity,” said Vanderleeden.
Hampden Selectboard decides if camp regulations apply to program

1 week ago | thereminder.com | Sarah Heinonen

HAMPDEN — Parks and Recreation Director Dan Blanchard and Eastern Hampden Shared Public Health Services Director Finn McCool asked the Selectboard to weigh in on whether the annual summer program operated by the Parks and Recreation Department at Memorial Park was a “camp.” It was more than just semantics, as camps are more heavily regulated than recreation programs. The Selectboard was the body ultimately responsible for deciding whether it was a program or a camp.
Fourth of July charity run, Freedom Four Miler, to benefit ELEEF

1 week ago | thereminder.com | Sarah Heinonen

EAST LONGMEADOW — While hundreds of people turn out to watch East Longmeadow’s Independence Day parade each year, others prefer to take to the street themselves in the Fourth of July Freedom Four Miler. For the first time this year, the charity race will benefit the East Longmeadow Educational Endowment Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides grants to fund programs and equipment that is outside of the School Department’s budget.