Wilbraham News

In loving memory of Patricia M. Drake, who passed away peacefully in her 77th year at Sudbury Regional Hospital on February 21, 2013.

James Williams of the Child Welfare League, left, watches as children from YMCA of Greater Springfield Early Learning Centers display flags they created to raise awareness of violence against children.

John and Marsha Williams hadn't been to a Friendly's restaurant in several years, but stopped into the Hyannis location Monday afternoon with their two young daughters.

Lawmakers will take up a revised gaming compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe during a May 15 hearing 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 Board of Selectmen and Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Committee Chairman D. John McCarthy Thursday night signed an agreement in which the selectmen agreed to provide for the future needs of Memorial School and to make the building available for Wilbraham students if needed in the future.

Wilbraham police told selectmen that on April 14 there were 15 cars in the parking lot and 10 patrons at the bar after 2 a.m. at Abruzzo Restaurant on Boston Road.

EAST LONGMEADOW - A road race runner at 14, Katherine Coyle knows that one way she can best her times is to work at improving her strength and agility.

SPRINGFIELD - City and Wilbraham police responded to a 1:15 a.m. Monday report of a bloody robbery victim in the vicinity of Enfield Street, which runs through both municipalities.

The Rev. Peter Swarr, with St. Mark's Episcopal Church in East Longmeadow and The Rev.

When one door closed ... Tim Bishop only had to travel five miles to find a better opportunity.

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.

Many remarkable fish were caught in Massachusetts during the 2012 season. At the Riverside Gun Club in Hudson, MassWildlife recently presented the Gold Pin Awards to our top freshwater fishermen.

WILBRAHAM - The Taste of Wilbraham in honor of the town's 250th Anniversary will be held Sunday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Wilbraham & Monson Academy gymnasium.

DEERFIELD - Deerfield Selectmen have unanimously selected Wendy L. Foxmyn, 58, to serve as town administrator until a permanent replacement is found to replace Bernie Kubiak, who plans to retire at the end of June.

WILBRAHAM - Town Clerk Beverly J. Litchfield said that absentee ballots for the May 18 annual town election are available in her office for voters who will be absent from town during polling hours, physically disabled, preventing them from going to the polls or prevented from going to the polls due to religious belief.

Corinne Baker, of Wilbraham, owner and head teacher at The Creative Preschool, is featured on the April/May cover of Teaching Young Children, a magazine for preschool teachers published by the National Association for the Teaching of Young Children.

The Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Committee Friday afternoon voted to apply an additional $300,000 from a school excess and deficiency account if the two towns fail to approve the full assessments to fund next year's school budget.

Traffic slows at the scene of a motorcycle accident Thursday afternoon on Route 20 in Monson.

WILBRAHAM - The Wilbraham Garden Club will hold its annual Plant and Bake Sale on May 11, beginning at 8 a.m. at Gazebo Park at the intersection of Main and Springfield Streets.

WILBRAHAM - The only races on the May 18 town election ballot are for Planning Board and Housing Authority, Town Clerk Beverly Litchfield said.