Hampden Select Board Approves Reserve Officer, Dealer License, Amid Fire Station Budget Concerns Hampden Select Board raises fire station budget alarms and demands school maintenance accountability.
Obituary notices, week of June 29, 2026 through July 5, 2026 This week's Hampden obituary column carries notices for two residents: Kenyon, Joyce Fortune, 97, who died June 28, 2026, with services scheduled July 10 at Bethlehem Church in Hampden and burial at Hillcrest Park Cemetery in East Longmeadow, and memorial donations directed to the Bethl…
Hampden Planning Board Approves Gluten-Free Home Bakery, Defers Used-Car Dealership Vote Hampden Planning Board unanimously approves gluten-free home bakery and continues Summers Road public hearing to July 22.
Hampden Select Board Kills Five-Bay Firehouse Plan, Orders Four-Bay Design Hampden Select Board caps firehouse expansion at four bays, hires KP Law as town counsel, and declines to reappoint two officers past mandatory retirement age.
Hampden Conservation Commission Issues Enforcement Order Over Southbridge Estates Wetland Clearing Hampden Conservation Commission issues enforcement order in year-long Southbridge Estates wetland case.