Two West Springfield obituaries were published this week: Holbrook, William B., 68, and LaChappelle, James R. ("Jim"), 70, both of whom died September 19, 2026. Holbrook's obituary notes he died at home after a battle with cancer, survived by his husband, Brady K. Fahey; LaChappelle's o…
West Springfield Middle School's music program gains $10,000 worth of new instruments. Also in today's brief (3 items): Middle school gets $10,000 in new instruments; Big E marks Connecticut Day at West Springfield fairgrounds; Calling hours set for James LaChappelle on Sept. 29.
West Springfield's obituary notices this week include three residents: Fiorini, Eva C., 98, who lived her entire life in West Springfield; Gilmartin, John Thomas, 71, a 1972 East Longmeadow High School graduate; and Simpson, Robert R., 74, a graduate of West Springfield High School. All…
West Springfield's Hampden County Registry of Deeds recorded one property sale between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19: a $2,350,000 transaction that closed Aug. 26, with AAA Northeast selling to Pioneer Valley Credit Union. That single sale sets both the price range and median for the period. Bed, bath and
West Springfield has eased its mandatory water use restriction from Level 2 to Level 1, effective September 11. Mayor Reichelt's administration said the reduced status remains in place until the state Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs revises the regional drought declaration…
West Springfield's obituary column this week carries four names: Narault, Charles H. "Chuck" Jr.; Holloway, Errol Lee; Metcalf, Margaret A.; and Brown, Marilyn Olive. Narault, 73, a lifelong West Springfield resident, died September 7 at Holyoke Medical Center. Holloway, 87, died at hom…
Hampden County Registry of Deeds records show just one property transfer recorded in West Springfield between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, 2026: a $2,350,000 sale recorded Aug. 26, with AAA Northeast as seller and Pioneer Valley Credit Union as buyer. No street address, bedroom, bathroom or square-footage
Two West Springfield obituary notices were published this week: Topjian, Robert S., 73, and Fiorini, Eva, 98. Both died Wednesday, September 2, 2026, and their arrangements were handled by Curran-Jones Funeral Home, this week's lead funeral home for West Springfield notices. Full detail…
Hampden County Registry of Deeds recorded just one West Springfield property transfer between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5. The Aug. 17 filing lists John R. Abbe and Katherine M. Abbe as sellers and the same two, as trustees, as buyers, a pattern consistent with a family trust transfer. No sale price was
West Springfield's obituary notices this week include two residents: Giustina, Eleanor D., 88, who died August 26, 2026, and was born in West Springfield, the daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Donatini) Giustina; and Quaglini, Diane Marie, 85, who died August 25, 2026. Eleanor…