MassLive: Valley Opportunity Council, continuing downtown Chicopee investment, buys closed Polish National branch

Melissa White • January 5, 2024

Published on MassLive - December 29, 2023

By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com


CHICOPEE — The Valley Opportunity Council — seeking to provide parking for its redevelopment of 30 Center St. — has purchased the former Polish National Credit Union branch at 244 Exchange St. for $418,000.

The sale was recorded at the Hampden County Registry of Deeds Dec. 12.

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