Good morning, Springfield.

Abbie Gonzalez, known for refurbishing computers to help Springfield families, was named Salute to Heroes winner by western Mass Hyundai dealers yesterday + awarded a new Hyundai Tucson after being chosen from 500 nominations.

Monson Savings Bank donated $10,000 to the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts as part of its Together for Food Security campaign, and its employees will volunteer in October to help sort donated food.

Chick-fil-A's new restaurant at 1094 Riverdale St. in West Springfield opens today at 6:30 a.m. with a Moove-In Party offering free entrees for visitors in cow spots — and the event includes a $25,000 donation to support local hunger relief.

Palmer’s 13th World Fright Park opens its 2026 season tomorrow — featuring haunted attractions, themed food, and special events like Bloodbath on Oct.

18 and X-SCREAM on Oct. 25 — and will run through Oct. 31.

Springfield schools have begun phased restoration of student laptops after a Labor Day cyberattack disrupted emails, phones, and records; IT staff & city computer experts are reimaging thousands of devices to secure learning while investigations continue for stolen data posted online.

Bay Path University (in Longmeadow) has launched a Visit Scholarship that will give eligible prospective students $2,000 per year for up to four years when they enroll after visiting the campus; the university invites visitors to attend an open house on Saturday, Oct.

17 that will feature tours, academic presentations, and student panels.

Freedom Credit Union is hosting its October Month of Giving for Rays of Hope, a local nonprofit supporting breast cancer care research and education.

Donations are accepted at any branch during Breast Cancer Awareness Month — this campaign benefits patients, survivors and local families.

MassLive updated the WMass girls' volleyball rankings on Sept.

30, highlighting Springfield Central's 8-0 run and adding Smith Voc. and Hampden Charter School of Science to the top 10. Local teams show strong performance as the season unfolds.

Frontier maintained a perfect 7-0 record with a 3-0 win over Agawam on 9/10 (netminder Brooke Charest reached her 100th career save).

Weekly rankings released on Sept. 30 show Frontier leading the field with close competition from teams like East Longmeadow and Longmeadow.

MassLive released its statewide top 25 high school football poll yesterday, showing Springfield Central ranked third with 207 points.

The rankings, compiled by nine local media outlets, update weekly during the season.