Fundraising is underway to build a new hub for emergency food assistance in western Massachusetts.
Assisted by large donations from two of the region’s major employers, the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts is more than half-way to its goal of raising $22 million to construct a new headquarters and distribution center in Chicopee.
Food Bank Executive Director Andrew Morehouse announced the milestone at the public launch of the fundraising campaign Monday at the Chicopee Falls Moose Lodge.
We are encouraged and will continue to work hard to persuade others to join the cause so we can realize this vision and be the region s clearing house for the distribution of emergency food to anyone and everyone who needs it at any given time, Morehouse said.
Hampden DA: Former priest killed boy, 13, nearly 50 years ago
Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni announces Monday, May 24, 2021, that nearly 50 years after police discovered the dead body of 13-year-old Danny Croteau floating in the Chicopee River, his office concluded that Croteau’s killer was former Catholic priest Richard Lavigne, a convicted sex offender who died Friday. STAFF PHOTO/DUSTY CHRISTENSEN
A photo of 13-year-old Danny Croteau, who in 1972 was found dead in the Chicopee River. Hampden County’s top prosecutor has announced that his office concluded Croteau’s killer was former Catholic priest Richard Lavigne, a convicted sex offender who died Friday. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Hampden DA: Former priest killed boy, 13, nearly 50 years ago
Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni announces Monday, May 24, 2021, that nearly 50 years after police discovered the dead body of 13-year-old Danny Croteau floating in the Chicopee River, his office concluded that Croteau’s killer was former Catholic priest Richard Lavigne, a convicted sex offender who died Friday. STAFF PHOTO/DUSTY CHRISTENSEN
A photo of 13-year-old Danny Croteau. SUBMITTED PHOTO
A photo of former Catholic priest Richard Lavigne, who Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni announced Monday was responsible for the murder of 13-year-old Danny Croteau in 1972. Lavigne, a convicted sex offender, died on Friday. SUBMITTED PHOTO