Archive for April 2020

Baystate Health President and CEO Dr. Mark Keroack said Friday he wants see random testing of blood collected from Western Massachusetts residents to get a better portrait of how widespread coronavirus is in the community. Antibodies persist in the body after the infection has passed, Keroack told state Sen. Eric Lesser, D-Longmeadow, during half-hour video…

Peter Rosskothen is owner of the Delaney’s Markets in Longmeadow, Wilbraham and Westfield, which only ever offered meals for eating at home.  “They are doing well enough to maintain the business. It’s a small win,” he said. “We’ve built up a business doing $5 meals for first responders.”  Rosskothen predicts one in five restaurants in…

The city completed its purchase last month of 46 acres of undeveloped land on Haydenville from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield for $80,000 and its already open as an expansion of the Beaver Brook Greenway trail system. The property is located to the rear of the St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery, he said.…

Hundreds of thousands of families whose children received free or reduced meals at school but didn’t get other state assistance will be sent funds to help cover the cost of food during the coronavirus pandemic.  Massachusetts is one of the first states to launch the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program under the Families First Coronavirus…

Local officials have praised the final schematic design of a new consolidated school in the Mason Square area, headed for consideration by the School Committee on April 30.  The School Buildings and Maintenance Subcommittee reviewed the plans on Wednesday, which details plans to construct a new school to replace William Deberry and Homer Street schools.…