Chicopee Zoning Committee approves mixed-use project at 520 Chicopee Street and dog kennel. The committee voted 5-0 to approve a Special Permit for mixed-use development by applicant Matt Campagnari, granting a waiver to reduce parking from six to three spaces for two one-bedroom units and
Chicopee resident tells School Committee teacher departures nearly doubled since 2023.
Seven Chicopee-resident obituaries were published this week: Bartsch, Shirley; Bernat, Roman T.; Bourbeau, Michele Elaine; Frederick, Theresa M. (Richard); Horshkova, Halyna; Prorok, Stanley W.; and Williams, Thomas L. Ages ranged from 60 to 91. Notices were drawn primarily from Echovit…
Chicopee License Committee approved three applications Thursday: a conditional ice cream license at 878 Memorial Drive requiring site-access proof; a home occupation license for Supreeth Veeranna for dental billing at 1150 Granby Road; and an auto repair license for Daigles Truck Repair Inc. for 25
Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing joined a joint cyber readiness mission in Chicopee on July 21, according to a DVIDS report posted the following day. The exercise brought a military cybersecurity focus to the city, though details on its scope were limited in initial…
This week's Chicopee obituary column carries four notices: Santos, Elizabeth Mae, 88; Pham, Soi Thi, 94; Gallagher, Gabriel, 50; and Ladeau, Anna, 97. All four are listed as Chicopee, Massachusetts residents, with deaths recorded between July 13 and July 16, 2026. Arrangements for Santo…
A new Pilot Flying J travel center opened in Chicopee this week, part of the chain's wider network expansion. The Chicopee location was one of two travel centers the company opened alongside a site in Ponce de Leon, Florida, and the additions pushed Pilot's DC fast-charging network to 3…
Chicopee License Commission approves licenses and permits, defers package store application. The commission unanimously approved eight special one-day beer and wine permits for the Friends of the Chicopee Senior Citizens for events July through December at 5 West Main St, waiving fees and police
Five Chicopee-resident obituaries were published during the week of July 6–12, 2026: Pragosa, Filipe F., age 44; Mossey, Richard Steven, age 76; Popielarczyk, Eugenia, age 92; Walton, Charles S., age 90; and Pitittieri, Helen C., who died at age 101. Arrangements were handled primarily …
The Chicopee Zoning Board unanimously approved two variance petitions at its July 8 meeting. Chair Anthony Gallant led the board in approving variances for a mixed-use building at 520 Chicopee St. with sideyard setbacks reduced to 2.7 and 11 feet and a privacy fence at 47 Maplewood Ave. for Luis A.