Easthampton City Council Sets Special Meeting, Finance Session for Wednesday

EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton's civic calendar fills out midweek, with the City Council holding a special meeting and a Finance Committee session on Wednesday, Aug. 12, alongside several other city boards, while a Daily Hampshire Gazette obituary marks the death of longtime resident Roger A. Longchamps.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"Roger Longchamps Obituary (2026) - Easthampton, MA - Daily Hampshire Gazette - Legacy": Roger A. Longchamps, 76, a longtime Easthampton resident, died Aug. 7 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, according to an obituary distributed via Legacy.com and credited to the Daily Hampshire Gazette (read it at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/gazettenet/name/roger-longchamps-obituary?id=62165591).

COMING UP

The City Council holds a special meeting and its Finance Committee meets Wednesday, Aug. 12, the same day as the Easthampton City Arts Public Art Committee and the Parks and Recreation Commission; a scheduled Cultural District Subcommittee meeting that day has been canceled, according to the city's public calendar.

The Commission on Disability meets Thursday, Aug. 13. The School Committee's Public Policy subcommittee meets Monday, Aug. 17.

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