Community Profiles
Community Profiles
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 […]
Community Spotlight For the past four years, Amy Cahillane has led the Downtown Northampton Assoc. (DNA) in its many efforts to boost vibrancy in the city’s center. The DNA typically […]
Community Spotlight By Mark Morris Despite all the challenges a pandemic brings, Mary McNally says, town officials and business leaders in East Longmeadow are looking forward with a sense of […]
Community Spotlight By Mark Morris Before the pandemic, up to 80,000 cars would travel on Route 9 in Hadley each day, bringing workers, students, and customers to and through the […]
Community Spotlight Wilbraham is a mostly residential town with two main business districts — the town center, as it’s known, on Main Street, and along a lengthy stretch of Route […]
Punching Back Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno noted that his city is certainly well-versed in dealing with natural and man-made disasters — everything from the tornado in June 2011 to the […]
