EASTHAMPTON — After almost three weeks of community collaboration and searching, Kiwi and Bandit, the “wild cows” of Easthampton, have made their way home safely.

For weeks, photos, reports of sightings and comments of worry and support flooded community social media groups as Kiwi and Bandit roamed around the city, seeming overwhelmed and lost. As stressful as the situation was for the Chicoines, the family of longtime farmers to which the cows belong, the search for the two wayward cows united the community in unexpected ways.

In a final “cow update” on Facebook on Sunday, Monica Chicoine welcomed the cows home and thanked Easthampton’s community of farmers for their help.

“There are very few farms left, but the people who run them are truly the best of the best,” she said in the post. “We had people come to help us before milking their cows or after they got out of their day job, lending us equipment to corral and move them, other farmers keeping an eye out for the cows. The farming community is still so strong and they support each other without hesitation.”

Slow internet? Log it

Are you experiencing slow internet in Easthampton or Westhampton? Now is your chance to document any lackluster internet service to show that it is not as available or reliable as providers claim.

Easthampton and Westhampton are participating in the Massachusetts Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program Challenge Process, through which municipalities submit “challenges” containing data about the operation of local internet service.

Residents have the opportunity to share inaccuracies in current broadband data by sharing evidence, such as speed test data, by testing their internet.

“This is the only opportunity we have to correct the federal maps that identify who is served or not,” said Westhampton officials in an announcement of the process.

By identifying your area as underserved or unserved by internet providers, you may make your location eligible for funding to improve services.

Residents can visit howsyourinternet.org to view the coverage map and submit evidence about their internet services. The Challenge Process ends this Saturday, July 20.

The BEAD Program is being administered through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, allocating $147 million to Massachusetts for the process. The program prioritizes areas that are serviceable by broadband but are unserved or underserved, followed by Community Anchor Institutions such as libraries and schools that provide internet use.

The Challenge Process will allow for more accurate coverage maps and will direct funding by the Massachusetts Broadband Institute for the expansion of broadband services throughout the state.

Blueberry Supper returns to Westhampton

WESTHAMPTON — A beloved event celebrating a favorite summer berry returns to Westhampton Congregational Church on Tob Road Sunday, July 27, and seats are going fast.

Community members are welcome to reserve a spot through July 19 for this gathering of food, friends, and of course, blueberries.

The dinner menu features Virginia baked ham, pineapple slices, potato salad, sliced cucumbers, green beans, and assorted beverages. For dessert, blueberries will steal the show in muffins and pies.

The price of attendance is $15 for adults and $8 for children 12 and under. Those interested are encouraged to reserve a spot as soon as possible, as the event typically sells out. Reservations can be made at 413-584-9360 or lynnesallee@comcast.net.

This event will begin at 5 p.m.

Alexa Lewis can be reached at alewis@gazettenet.com.