Community Profiles
Community Profiles
Community Spotlight By Mark Morris As COVID-19 has encouraged many Americans to move out of large urban areas, a good number of them are moving to Pittsfield. In April, […]
Community Spotlight The wording in the initial guidance that has come down on the $2 trillion American Rescue Plan, and, more specifically, the $130.2 billion designated for city and […]
Community Spotlight By Mark Morris As the nation recovers from a year of dealing with COVID-19, Palmer Town Manger Ryan McNutt looks to the future with optimism. While larger cities […]
East Longmeadow Focuses on Improvements By Mark Morris When Mary McNally reflects on 2020, it’s with no small amount of gratitude for how well her town has weathered the pandemic […]
Community Spotlight When Tyler Saremi looks at what is considered downtown West Springfield — the Elm Street/Park Street area — he doesn’t see Northampton or West Hartford. But he can […]
Community Spotlight When he made up his mind roughly a year ago not to seek re-election to the state House seat he had held for four terms, Aaron Vega […]
Community Spotlight By Mark Morris Epictetus, the Greek philosopher, first made the observation, “it’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” While Epictetus […]
Uncertainty on the Menu The weekend before March 17, Fitzwilly’s was gearing up for a great St. Patrick’s Day. That’s the day the Northampton St. Patrick’s Assoc. gathers for its […]
Community Spotlight By Mark Morris For the past year, the town of Lenox showed what happens when uncertainty meets a can-do attitude. Despite the formidable challenges of COVID-19, Town Manager […]
Growth Market Elly Vaughan knows a lot about the global food system — and the myriad problems it has posed over the decades. “Local food is so important for so […]
Community Spotlight By Mark Morris For MJ Adams, 2020 felt like someone had pushed a ‘pause’ button. Adams, director of Community and Economic Development for the city of Greenfield, had […]
Community Spotlight By Mark Morris As the world looks to generate energy from different sources and reduce waste, a new facility just opened in Agawam that contributes to both efforts. […]
Community Spotlight The last time BusinessWest spoke with Mayor Thomas Bernard for the Community Spotlight, about a year ago, he was talking up the city’s Vision 2030 plan, which was […]
Community Spotlight By Mark Morris Despite the unprecedented challenge of COVID-19, the town of Ludlow keeps building and improving. As coronavirus rates continue to rise across Massachusetts, Manuel Silva, […]
Community Spotlight By Mark Morris For Longmeadow Town Manager Lyn Simmons, it’s been quite a first year on the job. With 16 years of experience in municipal government in of […]
