As I and the Reminder Publishing team have been intimately involved in the historic Springfield election season while watching legal battles regarding alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election rage from afar, I’ve found myself thinking about one of the wildest local elections....
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The NFL playoffs have me thinking about time passing

Dennis Hackett
dhackett@thereminder.com

Back when the NFL Wild Card playoff round wrapped up several weeks ago, I saw an article noting that the oldest quarterback remaining after that round was 29 years old and that was Dak Prescott of the Cowboys before they were bounced in the Divisional Round. ...
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To all the cars we’ve loved before, part II: the love story continues

Tony Cignoli

Last week’s column was great fun. I’ve spoken to many people about their automotive love affairs and this column could easily have become several, or a book!...
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Springfield had plenty of good choices in preliminary elections

G. Michael Dobbs

Like an old fire horse, when I hear the alarm, I come running. Election night for this ink-stained wretch is always a thrill and instead of sitting in City Hall watching results, I was on my phone refreshing the feed from the Elections Commission....
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Questioning Select Board priorities

In reading the Sept. 14 edition of The Reminder of the town of Longmeadow Board of Selectmen’s meeting, I have to shake my head at what are the priorities of Mr. Gold and Mr. Lachiusa?...
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Local News

Girls on the Run Sneaker Soiree to help continue nonprofit’s mission

Trent Levakis
tlevakis@thereminder.com

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Girls on the Run Western MA is hosting its inaugural Sneaker Soiree on Thursday, Oct. 5 at Springfield Country Club in West Springfield

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School device insurance keeping cost of one-to-one program down in East Longmeadow

Sarah Heinonen
sheinonen@thereminder.com

EAST LONGMEADOW — Information Technology Director Ryan Quimby reported to the East Longmeadow School Committee on Sept. 18 about the device insurance program in the schools.

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HWRSD security system to require IDs scanned upon school building entry

Sarah Heinonen
sheinonen@thereminder.com

WILBRAHAM — Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District Superintendent John Provost told the School Committee that Mile Tree School had been piloting the Raptor visitor management system, a security program that screens school building visitors.

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Hearing for shared use path set for Oct. 11

Ryan Feyre
rfeyre@thereminder.com

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is hosting a live virtual design public hearing on Oct. 11 at 6:30 p.m. to present preliminary designs for the proposed installation of a shared-use path along Mount Tom Road in Easthampton and Northampton.

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Westfield School Committee candidates look to November

Amy Porter
aporter@thereminder.com

WESTFIELD — With the field of School Committee candidates narrowed from seven to six following the preliminary election on Sept. 19, the remaining candidates are now gearing up for the general election on Nov. 7 to fill three available four-year terms.

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Dining & Entertainment

What I’m Eating: Gourmet Burgers for National Burger Day

Matt Conway

How can you go wrong with a hamburger?

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