Chicopee News

Chicopee officials have agreed to replace the faulty heating, ventilation and air conditioning system in the city's public safety complex, shown here.

The Chicopee St. Patrick's Parade Committee has awarded college scholarships to seven young women who participated in the 2013 Colleen Contest last February.

The Polish National Credit Union completed its $50,000 pledge for construction of a new senior center in Chicopee on Tuesday; shown here, left to right, are Richard J. Kos, Marie Laflamme, James P. Kelly, president of the credit union, and Ernest N. Laflamme, Jr. Kos, a former mayor, and Ernest Laflamme are co-chairs of the senior center building ... (more)

Health care delivery is best when it's close to home. That's why we're pleased that community health centers in Holyoke, Chicopee and the centers in Greater Springfield are receiving $200,000 in grants to make their operations more efficient and productive - and in the process, making health care more cost-effective for everyone.

CHICOPEE - Westover Air Reserve Base will replace its aging fueling system with a modern one in a $24.5 million project that will begin soon.

The month of June is very special to those whose ancestors immigrated to the United States from the province of Quebec, Canada.

With the start of summer within sight, there is a plethora of local motorcycle events.

Author James Joyce, shown in an undated photo, wrote ``Ulysses,'' the epic story about one man's journey during a single day in Dublin, Ireland.

Instead of stethoscopes and scalpels, these physicans will be using snare drums and Stratocasters, all for a good cause: The United Way of Pioneer Valley.

Speakers like Ralph Lefebvre reminded people at the ceremony the park was so-named to honor Holyokers who had dreams when they left to defend the country.

CHICOPEE - The City Council will again be asked to approve a $8 million loan to replace all the water meters in the city, after rejecting the proposal recently.

On the weekend of June 21 through 23, nine area clergy will talk on the topic of gun control, addressing such points as what can be done to reduce gun violence in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings and what "do our religious faiths expect of us?," according to a release.

SPRINGFIELD - The Hampden Charter School of Science celebrated its first graduation since opening its doors in 2009.

PALMER - Mohegan Sun Massachusetts will hold three more"Working at and Working with Mohegan Sun" sessions in the coming weeks in Chicopee, Holyoke and Sturbridge.

The saga of the Rivoli theater continues in Chicopee as the owner Eugeneusz Wargulewski's son, Konrad, opened a bar and nightclub in the commercial space next to the theater.

Wayne M. Williams, Westover Air Reserve Base civil engineer, discusses a zone map of the base and surrounding areas marking off safety and noise issues at public hearing in Chicopee Wednesday.

WEST SPRINGFIELD - Although Police Captain Daniel M. O'Brien has produced a letter from the U.S. Attorney's office stating it will not pursue charges against the officer, the city is not going to let him return to work pending its own investigation, according to the mayor.

Students at Chicopee High School and Chicopee Comprehensive High School recently held events during their spirit weeks to support Lorraine's Soup Kitchen.

Attell's television show "Insomniac" ran on Comedy Central late at night. But now that he's brought his comedy act out on the road, you can see him at much more reasonable times.

CHICOPEE -- Mayor Michael J. Bissonnette Monday morning announced the appointment of a special investigator to review police department operations in the wake of several incidents, including the actions of five officers who allegedly shared cell phone pictures of homicide victim Amanda Plasse with individuals outside the department and a case in ... (more)