Hampden's Fall Special Town Meeting approved a rewritten Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District Agreement and voted to authorize the sale of the town's vacant Townhouse building.
The Town of Hampden announced Oct. 25 that Minnechaug High School students will provide babysitting during the Oct. 26 Special Town Meeting, letting parents attend while their children are watched in the Children's Library Room from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Two Hampden, Massachusetts residents were remembered in obituaries published this week: Shea, John ("Jack"), 87, a Cathedral High School graduate who went on to earn a doctorate from the University of Massachusetts and died October 18, 2026.
Hampden Selectboard appointed Julia O'Connor as town accountant, breaking a 2-2 hiring-committee deadlock.
Hampden Conservation Commission conditionally approved a construction project pending state habitat review and warned a developer of a $300-a-day fine.
Hampden announced its Fall Special Town Meeting will be held Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, with a warrant, attachments and an explanation of the articles posted for residents to review.
Two Hampden, Massachusetts obituaries were published this week: Kern, Clara M., 95, a longtime Hampden resident who died October 13, 2026 at her home at Decatur House in Sandwich; and Makuch, Robert C., 84, who died October 12, 2026.
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