East Longmeadow News Archives

After 141 students called out sick, Meadow Brook School in East Longmeadow closed for the remainder of the week.

All this week, local school superintendents have addressed parent concerns over sickness in schools.

East Longmeadow School and Health Officials have huddled in a joint emergency session to close the Meadow Brook Elementary School because of an influx of flu.

An East Longmeadow elementary school has been closed for the rest of the week after about one-fifth of the students came down with flu-like symptoms.

Selectmen voted Tuesday to close the Meadowbrook Elementary School for the remainder of the week because of a growing number of students with flu-like symptoms.

Voters approved nearly $900,000 in capital projects during the Special Town Meeting on Monday.

Years ago, the U.S. Postal Service told Geri Spear, owner of Costume Closet, she could change her shop's address from 666 Belmont Ave., as other tenants at the location had done in order to avoid the number's satanic connection.

ElevenTen Color, a supplier of wide-format inkjet consumables, is proud to have contributed to the Season Premier episode of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

Police executed a sting operation on Wednesday aimed at making it safer for kids to ride the bus to school.

Matching state money was cut sharply for 65 communities that have approved a law for buying open space, marking the second year in a row of declining state contributions for the program.

Whatever your style, you can put together fabulous looks you love from this season's trends, most of which will be featured on the runway at the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Fall Fashion Show, October 22 at Chez Josef.

About 300 supporters of mentally ill people, including advocates from Western Massachusetts, rallied on Beacon Hill Wednesday, saying they are terrified of possible cuts in state-financed services.

A Springfield man was apprehended after he was seen fleeing from an alleged breaking and entering scene Tuesday evening, according to Sgt.

Police arrested two men and a 15-year-old male, all from Springfield, following a Tuesday morning house break-in on Braeburn Road.

Derek J. Benton is greeted by well-wishers at The Headquarters in Agawam Tuesday night after getting the most votes in the preliminary election for mayor of the city.

Police are investigating vandalism reported Saturday morning by residents in the Tanglewood, Lenox, Woodbridge, Windy Brook Lane, Pioneer Circle and Longview neighborhoods.

Two men have pleaded innocent in Hampden Superior Court in separate cases on charges they evaded state excise taxes by illegally selling unstamped cigarettes, collectively defrauding the state more than $300,000. Jin Zheng, 30, formerly of East Longmeadow, faces charges of possession with intent to sell unstamped cigarettes, evasion of cigarette ...

Bonnie M. Wood, of Hampden, Mass., says she ordered three tons of pellets from New England Pellet LLC but only received one.

City police officer Misael Rodriguez testified on Thursday that Francesco Rovelli gave details to police of his feud with Giuseppe Manzi in an interview March 17.

Jim's Top 10 Note: A bit of movement here, as I felt that I had Central and Chicopee too low last week.

The only thing the three William Pynchon Award recipients for 2009 know better than community service is each other.