The number of low-income children in Chicopee has increased by 20% over the past 5 years.
Members are debating the benefits of ward representation and if the board should be appointed rather than elected.
Parts of Grattan and Sanders streets were closed.
Bowie, Litwin and Bowe school parking lots were repaved and improved over the summer.
A Holyoke man who was stopped in the breakdown lane on Route 391 northbound with a flat tire was struck by a motorist and state police are looking for information about the person operating a sport utility vehicle who struck him and fled the scene.
The Chicopee Democratic Committee has invited candidates from statewide, Hampden district attorney and state rep races.
Springfield will receive $13.7 million, Holyoke will get $4.9 million and Chicopee will get $1.8 million.
The program will allow students who hold an associate’s degree to receive a bachelor’s degree at Elms without leaving the community college.
Students from Chicopee Academy will have to be moved for at least part of the construction.
Since its 1936 founding, Big Y Cash Market has grown into a 56-store supermarket chain.
Sunday, Sep 5
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Sunset: 7:17 PM
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Monday, Sep 6
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