Chicopee News

The old Chicopee High School on Front Street is soon expected to be converted to a middle school.

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Karen Clarke of Northboro received an Appreciation Pin at the Girl Scouts of Central & Western Massachusetts' annual meeting and volunteer recognition dinner on April 7 at the Castle of Knights Banquet and Meeting House in Chicopee.

Legislators deciding whether a gaming compact goes before the full House and Senate were worried Wednesday about how much it cost when the first agreement between the Mashpee Wampanoag and the governor was rejected by the federal government.

Prior to the Spring Sizzler two weeks ago, Adam Gray expressed optimism for the upcoming season at Stafford Motor Speedway.

Workers for Baltazar Contractors of Ludlow perform repair work on the sewer line at Washburn and Plainfield streets in Springfield Friday.

Lawmakers will take up a revised gaming compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe during a hearing Wednesday and while the compact is not subject to amendment, the chairman of the committee reviewing it says he won't serve as a "rubber stamp." The compact negotiated between the tribe and Gov.

The chance from BCC students to earn a bachelor's degree from Elms College just got a lot closer - about 40 miles closer.

The second annual Holyoke Soldiers' Home motorcycle run is scheduled for Saturday, June 1, commencing at the Soldiers' Home, 110 Cherry St., and ending at the Moose Lodge, 244 Fuller Road, Chicopee.

Amanda Arsenault has pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless endangerment of a child in connection to the death of her 6-month-old son, Naiden Goitia, in July 2009.

Loretta Rolland of Holden, Mass., center, smiles as she leaves U. S. Federal Court in Springfield Wednesday with her brother Alfred Rolland, left, of Springfield and her sister, Claire Harris, right, of Chicopee.

This photo shows a backyard pool in Central Islip, N.Y. where two young children were found and later pronounced dead, last month.

Attorney Paul G. Boylan from the Boston office of the law firm LeClair Ryan LLC is on the defense team for Dominos Pizza Inc in a civil suit filed by the family of Corey Lind.

ABOUT THE SERIES The Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, founded in 1883, is confronting a severe financial crisis which could leave the order without cash assets by 2017.

A cat and kittens are seen after being displaced due to fires in Philadelphia. West Springfield is in the process of developing a new animal control ordinance.

CHICOPEE - In an attempt to help students who struggle in math, teachers have developed an intermediate algebra course that will better prepare teenagers for more advanced courses.

The biggest of the three Saturday was reported at about 4:30 p.m. at 1215 Wilbraham Road in the woods behind Western New England University.

WILBRAHAM - Elizabeth Gloss, of Wilbraham, was presented the Honor Pin at the Girl Scouts of Central & Western Massachusetts annual meeting and volunteer recognition dinner held at the Castle of Knights Banquet and Meeting House in Chicopee.

Firefighters work at the scene of a fire outside the Chicopee Lanes bowling center Thursda night on Burnett Road.

The Springfield Chamber of Commerce is recommending that the salary for mayor be increased to $135,000, saying the $40,000 pay raise is justified given the responsibilities of the job, the size of the community and the lack of any raise in 16 years.