SOUTHWICK — For years, Moolicious has been pushing the ice-cream making envelope coming up with sweet delights like the Moo-nut, the Cornbread Sundae, and flavors like Pancakes and Syrup, Blueberry Buckle and Coffee Mud Pie, and this year, its adding to its dozens of choices the Ronnie Pop, the ice cream shop’s take on the popsicle.

WESTFIELD — Westfield Technical Academy students shined at the SkillsUSA Massachusetts State Leadership and Skills Conference on May 2, “bringing back some serious hardware” including two gold and two silver medals, the school announced this week.

SOUTH HADLEY — Hundreds of service workers and supporters from Mount Holyoke College rallied on May 13, outside the main entrance, to demand fair union contracts before the expiration of the current agreements on June 30.

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College hosted an oath-of-office ceremony on May 5 to officially appoint Jacqueline Robles as the new chief of police at the college.

CHICOPEE — Administration, city officials, teachers, alumni and students gathered in the Bowe School gymnasium on May 15 to celebrate its 100th birthday.

SPRINGFIELD — A decade-long effort to curb illicit drug trafficking in the region was recently buttressed by an investment in new equipment.

WESTFIELD — One of the region’s most beloved community-driven triathlons, Tri for Jimmy, is returning once again on Sunday, June 1 at Hampton Ponds State Park.

NORTHAMPTON — The groundbreaking for a new outdoor performance stage at Forbes Library took place on May 14 and the energy was high as library members and city officials joined for the ceremony.

Now in its 10th year as an organization, Girls on the Run Western Massachusetts is capping off another year of its programming on June 8, with its annual 5K Girls on the Run celebration, this time at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.