Town by Town: Victory Theatre tour, soup drive, and sewer project

(WGGB/WSHM) - Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Holyoke, South Hadley, Granby, and Springfield.

Plans for the Victory Theatre in downtown Holyoke have been announced.

The plan is to to transform the space using 21st century technology and put it back into service as a state-of-the-art regional performing arts center.

The city hopes that, once completed, the Victory Theatre will draw more than 60,000 visitors a year and we’re told the theater has the potential to generate more than $6 million a year and create new jobs in the city.

South Hadley and Granby came together to collect canned food items for the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Food Pantry.

Items can be dropped off at the South Hadley Police Station, South Hadley Fire Department, or the Granby Public Safety Complex starting Monday, January 23rd until February 20th.

Finally, town by town took us to Springfield where the city’s water and sewer commission began their sewer pipe improvement project along Main Street between Court Street and State Street.

The work is expected to continue through March. Construction hours are anticipated to be Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Residents have been asked to avoid the area during those times.