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Happy weekend, Springfield!
In today’s happening-today edition: Gold and silver heat up, a comical murder mystery dinner, and Brit Floyd live + events worth checking out today & tomorrow.
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📰 In the news
Quiet riverbank retreat awaits: Chicopee offers unplugged charm just north of Springfield, with the 574-acre Chicopee Memorial State Park, RiverMills Center’s brick buildings, and the Basilica of St. Stanislaus, a New England landmark — read the full story.
Congressional support expands outreach: ROCA has received $1.66 million to continue its anti-violence jobs program, connecting high risk 16 to 24 year olds with work through city public works and parks departments — see how the program works.
Local governance and education updates: Westfield City Council approved appointments after withdrawing one over residency. The superintendent named Daniel Paquette principal of Westfield Technical Academy. Allied Health students were pinned in the 19th annual ceremony — read the full story.
Gold & silver are hot: Coming off gold’s best year since 1979, the momentum is carrying well into 2026 with silver remaining one of the most talked-about assets. Curious why they’re back in focus? American Hartford Gold has a free guide that explains what’s happening and how people are approaching it today. It’s free – and definitely worth a read.
Someone Googled you this week: Whether you’re dating again, selling something locally, or just meeting new neighbors… people are going to look you up. Like it or not, the internet has a way of surfacing past mistakes and outdated information that no longer reflects who you are. Thankfully, there’s a really easy way for you (or someone you care about) to clean up all that up – learn more here.
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🫶 We got your back
Wall-sized time travel: City Mosaic keeps downtown awake with murals that make you look up IRL, especially the five-story revival on the historic Driscoll building. Haven’t strolled by lately? Slip it into a midweek walk and let the color handle a little mood repair.
Sew your next heirloom: At Bayberry Quilt and Gift Shoppe, cozy stacks and friendly know-how kickstart stalled ideas. Find inspiring samples, classes that click, curated cottons, and skillful longarm finishing. Whether you’re piecing or planning, they’ll nudge your quilt from someday to ta-da…maybe even this week.
Downtown pint therapy: When your week needs a reset, White Lion Brewing Company pours rotating drafts, easygoing staples, and a legit kitchen that ends the “What’s for dinner?” debate. With friends or flying solo, the vibe invites lingering for one more.
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📆 Around town today & tomorrow
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🌱 Feed Your Lawn & Garden Seminar @ A.W. Brown’s Pet & Garden Store (East Longmeadow) | Saturday (3/7) at 10:00 AM – Get your yard out of winter rehab at a no-nonsense lawn and garden feeding seminar with our resident expert. Learn what to feed, when to feed, and why your tomatoes sulked last year. Bring questions, leave with a simple plan, and smug neighborly satisfaction.
🌱 Seed Library Packaging @ Springfield City Library | Saturday (3/7) at 1:00 PM – Springfield City Library is adding seed libraries at every branch, and they need locals to turn bulk seeds into tidy, labeled envelopes. It is assembly line meets hangout, with snacks, music, and the kind of neighborly bragging rights that sprout tomatoes, zinnias, and friendships.
🕵 Comical Murder Mystery Dinner: “One Slew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” @ Tony and Penny’s Restaurant (Ludlow) | Saturday (3/7) at 6:00 PM – A comical murder mystery is taking over Tony & Penny’s to raise funds for the Ludlow Lions Club, so come eat, sleuth, and side-eye your tablemates. Expect a cash bar, a raffle, and smug satisfaction of solving it before your cousin. Tickets are going fast.
🏕 Cub Scout Electives Blast @ Beth El Temple | Sunday (3/8) at 12:00 AM – Got a Cub Scout with energy to burn and a handbook begging for more checkmarks? Registration’s open for the Electives Blast at Temple Beth El, a quick run of hands-on projects, new skills, and bragging rights. You supervise, they earn, everyone goes home tired.
♀ Women’s Day Books & Brews Fair @ Brew Practitioners, LLC. (East Longmeadow) | Sunday (3/8) at 1:00 PM – Raise a pint while you pick your next page-turner at Brew Practitioners, our woman-owned brewery celebrating International Women’s Day in East Longmeadow. Meet authors from memoir to romantasy, try tarot, jewelry, and hair tinsel, and it’s free, because your book club needs new material.
🍀 Luck of the Irish St. Patrick’s Lunch @ Fraternal Order of Eagles 148 | Sunday (3/8) at 2:00 PM – St. Patrick’s lunch the way we do it, with zero cover, free parking, and corned beef that knows what it’s doing. Claddagh School of Irish Dance brings fancy footwork, plus raffles, Irish tunes, and a cash bar, because even luck likes a little encouragement.
☘ The Druids @ John Boyle O’Reilly Club | Sunday (3/8) at 5:00 PM – Ireland’s acclaimed folk outfit The Druids are back at the JBO, bringing rebel songs, roaring choruses, and a proper pint-raising singalong. Tickets are on sale, so secure your spot before every armchair tenor in town decides they suddenly know all the words.
Live music & entertainment:
Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →
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🔥 Worth a peek
We’re always on the hunt for useful resources, deals, services, and products we think you’ll love. Here’s what caught our eye this week.
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📻 Springfield report
Weather forecast
Today – High: 49°F – Low: 41°F – Precip: 14%
A chance of drizzle and patchy fog before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 49. South wind 2 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Later: Rain likely and patchy fog after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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Tomorrow – High: 58°F – Low: 33°F – Precip: 58%
Rain likely and patchy fog before 8am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain between 8am and 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Later: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
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