WEST SPRINGFIELD — Mittineague School will stay open, for now, the School Committee recently confirmed in a largely symbolic vote.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. across Massachusetts for the “Super Tuesday” presidential primary election on Tuesday, March 5, including at the usual votin...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Olivia Lyons knows a thing or two about courts.

A senior at West Springfield High School, Lyons, 17, is a member of the varsity volleyball and tennis teams. And newl...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — In-person early voting will be available starting Feb. 24 and continuing Feb. 26 to March 1 for the presidential primary election in Massachusetts.

Early voting is o...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Kids may have to wake up a little earlier next year, after the School Committee approved a 2024-25 calendar with earlier start times for most of the town’s public sch...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Town officials expect more than half of West Side households to sign up for fiber-optic internet service, and for the town-owned utility to break even in 2026.

Many ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Marking a decade of championing the city’s culture, tastes, and traditions, It’s West Springfield Inc., a local nonprofit celebrating its 10th anniversary this ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — You have to hand it to students at Mittineague Elementary School. They’ve been accomplishing great things for more than a decade, and they have handprints on the wall...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Dozens of youngsters recently gave up their Saturday morning to give back to their communities by filling backpacks — Cruiser Care Packs — with winter gear to h...
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The 2024 robotics season kicked off in January with student teams for Rosie Robotics at Agawam High School and Mechatronic Maniacs at West Springfield High School ramping out work to design and bui...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Town councilors are divided about the School Committee’s decision to close Mittineague School and reassign its students to Coburn and Tatham schools. Some opposed it ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — In the midst of strong winds and falling snow, representatives of West Springfield and Westfield Gas & Electric gathered Jan. 29 to officially break ground on a fiber-o...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Fireworks on Feb. 23 will mark the town’s actual 250th anniversary, but the celebrations won’t stop there.

This month’s event at Clark Field, 514 A...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Parents and neighbors of Mittineague School are still collecting signatures, hoping to stop or even slow down the recent decision to close the town’s oldest and small...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Walter DeFilippi, the retired West Springfield legislator famous for his cowboy hats, died Jan. 15 at the age of 97. His funeral was at Curran Jones Funeral Home on Jan. 22...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Students at West Springfield High School will soon have to join their counterparts at the regional vocational school in locking away their cellphones during the day.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Forty years ago, Ellen Buoniconti began giving piano lessons to children in the basement of her home. She took on five students at first, starting the business with modest ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Mittineague School’s final year is more than halfway done.

“Tonight you have done something historic,” said Rachel Knowles, a parent at the smalles...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — State funds earmarked for improvements to the Piper Road and Monastery Avenue intersection have been cut in half from $200,000 to $100,000, as part of Gov. Maura Healey&rsq...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Middle schoolers are rounding out the fourth year of an innovative pilot program designed to teach students about professional skills for success.

During the Amazing...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — For his fourth term as a town councilor, Sean Powers is working with his fourth different council president. But he knows the new leader will try to embody the best attribu...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Nicole Manning, an assistant principal at West Springfield Middle School, recently was recognized by a statewide organization of school administrators for her dedication to...
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SPRINGFIELD — The verdict is in. Eighth grade students in West Springfield Middle School were courtroom stars when they argued a free speech case before Judge Mark Mason.

It was a mock...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Annoying as they may be, in some cases even to the mayor, the speed humps on Amostown Road, the “road diet” on Westfield Road and the planned rotary downtown ar...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — We all have the potential to move mountains, but it takes a creative visionary to build one.

In anticipation of West Springfield’s 250th anniversary in 2024, a...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Applications are being accepted until Jan. 6, 2024, from young ladies who wish to participate in the town’s 2024 Colleen Contest, an event celebrating Irish heritage....
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Close Mittineague School and you’re destroying a community, said students, alumni, parents and teachers on Dec. 12.

The Justin Morgan Auditorium at Town Hall w...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Along Piper Road and Monastery Avenue, purple bows are fluttering as a memorial to Neely Murray, who died a year ago when she was struck by a car while crossing the street....
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Eversource is planning ahead for natural gas main installations next year on Monterey Drive and in the Ashley Street area.

At a Town Council public hearing on Dec. 4...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — A panel studying school facilities and enrollment is asking the School Committee to close not just Mittineague School, but also three other buildings, and build a new eleme...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — West Siders are hauling out the holly in preparation for the 27th annual “Holiday Tour of Homes” to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of West Springfield.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Town councilors voted on Nov. 20 to keep the same property tax split next year, so West Springfield businesses will continue to pay a higher rate than homeowners.

Al...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Middle school administrators and teachers need to share a “sense of urgency” about their falling state rating, School Committee members said on Nov. 14.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Following an outcry of opposition, Mayor William Reichelt has dropped his plan to build a DPW yard on 31 acres to be acquired by eminent domain on Brush Hill Avenue.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Everyone on the Town Council who wanted to be reelected was a winner on Nov. 7, as voters backed a slate of five at-large candidates who are all current councilors.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The first Western Massachusetts Crumbl location opened Nov. 10 in West Springfield. It is located at 935 Riverdale St., Suite A106, West Springfield, next to Stop & Sho...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — West Springfield High School seniors Hannah Debian and Falak Kansara have much in common. They are class officers, members of the school’s community service club and ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Along with the usual parade and ceremonies, West Springfield will mark Veterans Day on Nov. 11 with the unveiling of two parking spaces reserved for veterans at Town Hall.<...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Voters in West Springfield will decide contested races for Town Council and School Committee on their Nov. 7 ballots.

Six candidates are running for the five availab...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Local schools are serving more and more homeless students, said the district’s homeless liaison, Jaclyn Willemain.

The exact number of homeless students change...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Helen Storrow, who recreated a 19th century New England village at the Eastern States Exposition, died nearly 80 years ago. She started with a simple farmhouse where her po...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — With an eye to the upcoming winter weather, School Committee members asked administrators to speed the process of building an enclosed connector between Tatham School and i...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — It will cost $1.2 million, but Mayor William Reichelt says he’s found a new home for the town’s Department of Public Works.

The mayor is asking the Town ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Four historical sites in town will be open for the West Side History Trail 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4.

“We want local people to connect with their loca...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Students in West Springfield have grown academically this year, according to West Springfield School Superintendent Stefania Raschilla. Six out of the seven schools with &l...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — In advance of the town election, Reminder Publishing sent questionnaires to candidates on the Nov. 7 ballot.

Each of the six candidates for the five available at-lar...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — In advance of the town election, Reminder Publishing sent questionnaires to candidates on the Nov. 7 ballot.

Each of the seven candidates for the six available seats...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — West Springfield is waiting for Verizon and Eversource to finish work on utility poles so the town can start its municipal fiber pilot program, said Chief Technology Office...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Electricity may flow again at the former power plant on Route 5 near the Memorial Bridge. This time, instead of being generated by burning fossil fuels, an energy company i...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — In advance of the town election, Reminder Publishing sent questionnaires to candidates on the Nov. 7 ballot.

Each of the seven candidates for the six available seats...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — In advance of the town election, Reminder Publishing sent questionnaires to candidates on the Nov. 7 ballot.

Each of the six candidates for the five available at-lar...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — After the developer found about a dozen more parking spaces and said he is open to changes in how his apartments are configured, the Town Council on Oct. 2 approved a zone ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — In advance of the town election, Reminder Publishing sent questionnaires to candidates on the Nov. 7 ballot.

Each of the six candidates for the five available at-lar...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — After a monthlong delay, the downtown West Springfield rotary project has entered its early stages, according to Mayor William Reichelt.

The project would install a ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Speed limits won’t be dropping to 25 mph after a split Town Council vote on Sept. 18.

In a 6-2 vote, the council rejected a proposal to reduce the speed limit ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Growing up here, Steven Akey remembers many warm, sunny days at the Big E.

He returned to the fair this year, for the first time in 43 years, on the rainy, cool day ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Healey-Driscoll administration recently announced $31.5 million in grants for climate resilience implementation and planning throughout Massachusetts. West Springfield ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Girls on the Run Western MA is hosting its inaugural Sneaker Soiree on Thursday, Oct. 5 at Springfield Country Club in West Springfield, where guests are encouraged to wear...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — A non-profit organization with a long history in West Springfield is the subject of a new documentary, and local residents have a chance to see it this month.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Town officials marked the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with a remembrance ceremony in Town Hall.

Police Chief Paul Connor gave remarks in which he ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Town councilors voted on Sept. 5 to authorize $172,250 in spending from the Community Preservation Fund to repair the Josiah Day House.

“What I liked about thi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The retiring owners of Western Growers Inc. will be able to build a few more condos on their property, after the Town Council backed a zoning change at its Sept. 5 meeting....
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Something needs to be done about speeding on local roads, but a blanket 25 mph limit might not be the best solution.

That was the message from several West Springfie...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Since becoming West Springfield’s new superintendent of schools May 1, Stefania Raschilla has been busy working to implement several changes for the 2023-24 school ye...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Mayrena Guerrero hopes not only to provide culturally competent mental health services, but to change the way the local mental health system looks at its clients.

Gu...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — There are seven candidates running for six open School Committee seats in West Springfield’s upcoming Nov. 7 election, including incumbents Diana Coyne, Kira Thompson...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — When Lynn McCarthy tried to find a sports program for her special needs daughter to join, she discovered there was nothing appropriate for her — so she founded the fi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Nominations for the November town election recently closed, and though the ballot will mostly consist of incumbents, there are three new faces seeking Town Council seats....
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Standing in front of the members of the 78-person department he now leads, new Fire Chief C.J. Bartone said his new role isn’t about him.

“I’m hono...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Daniel O’Brien’s switch to the at-large race means there will be six candidates for the five at-large seats on the Town Council and no contested races for distr...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — A group supporting the Springfield Vet Center, located in West Springfield, will host its 11th annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 12, at Tekoa Country Club in Westfie...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Reconfiguring a key intersection in West Springfield is expected to make a trip downtown more inviting for pedestrians while improving safety and efficiency for drivers....
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Anne-Marie Mascaro first met a chimpanzee when she was 8 years old at a county fair. The encounter changed her life.

“At that age, I had an intrinsic knowledge...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The restaurant business isn’t for everyone, especially those who don’t have an appetite for risk. But even as a huge percentage of restaurants fail in their fir...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Smoking, vaping, drinking alcohol and using marijuana showed a mostly downward trend among this year’s high school graduates, but substance use is rebounding among ei...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — With just days left before nominations close, the November municipal ballot looks set to feature races for at-large town councilor, but not for district councilors or Schoo...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Western Growers property may be redeveloped as housing, but it will be limited to 5.5 dwelling units per acre.

West Springfield’s Town Council on June 20 v...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — More than $3 million of federal money remains to be spent even after a portion was used to pay salaries in the fiscal year 2024 West Springfield school budget approved this...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Three years after starting their Equity Committee, school administrators in town say they’ve made strides rooting out bias through examination of formal data, but the...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Half a year after their neighbor and her dog were killed crossing the street, residents of Piper Road asked why nothing seems to have changed.

“I don’t u...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Clark Field is now closed, as the town embarks on a $1.24 million project to replace the artificial turf and running track surface.

Work on West Springfield High Sch...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Deaths in battle aren’t the only losses Americans should remember on Memorial Day, Erik Martin told his neighbors during the May 29 ceremony in front of West Springfi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Few challengers have stepped forward so far to run in the town’s November municipal election.

According to a list from Town Clerk Otto Frizzell, as of June 1, ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — “I know he would be so proud” to have his name on the town’s newest school, Marie Coburn-Gill said of her late husband Philip Coburn on May 25.

Wes...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Eileen Chapman, the new library director at the West Springfield Public Library, plans to use her experience and passion to leave her mark on the community.

“T...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Growth in the town budget isn’t matching growth in state aid, to minimize increases in the property tax, Mayor William Reichelt told the West Springfield Town Council...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Dispensaries may be a new concept in West Springfield, but Tom Keenan and Curt Gezotis say the business model they’re bringing to town is familiar and successful loca...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Many English language learner students would return to their “home” elementary schools as early as next school year, under a plan being discussed by the West Sp...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Town officials have signed a $1.8 million settlement with Jeremy Hollins, who was permanently disabled after being shot by West Springfield police while fleeing from a traf...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — School Committee members have reluctantly agreed to set aside ambitious plans to reconfigure the town’s elementary schools using their remaining federal ESSER funds.<...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — There have been four school superintendents in West Springfield during the past four years, but Stefania Raschilla said she intends to stay for many years once she takes th...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The CROP Hunger Walk will be spotlighted locally at First Church West Springfield’s 108 Park St. location on April 30 at 1:30 p.m. The national movement unites commun...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — This spring, the West Springfield Arts Council is funding its first Local Cultural Project, supporting arts and cultural events at each of West Springfield’s public s...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Awards program honors Western Massachusetts educators who make a difference in peoples’ lives and their communities.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Two land purchases recently authorized by the Town Council for up to $298,000 will “complete” the Prospect Hill Conservation Area and add to the hundreds of acr...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — School Committee members voted 6-0 on April 4 to support the administration’s $53.43 million requested budget.

Mayor William Reichelt, who chairs the committee...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — West Springfield High School is one of 26 high schools in Massachusetts to be recognized this year by the College Board for its commitment to expand access to Advanced Plac...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Memory Café at the West Springfield Public Library is just what Johannes Postma was looking for: a place where he could be with other people struggling with memo...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Before school administrators can accomplish their long-standing goal of moving all kindergarten classrooms to elementary schools, they have to make the same move with Engli...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Local vocational students showed their business acumen in March as teams from the Lower Pioneer Valley Career Technical Education Center competed in the Business Profession...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — An increase in state funding will make up for some of the loss in federal grants in the fiscal year 2024 budget, administrators told the School Committee on March 21.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — When Billy and Susan Ballard’s boxer, Coco, was having a hard time breathing, they brought her to their local veterinarian.

“She wasn’t herself. Sh...
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WESTFIELD — The Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge for Special Olympics on March 12 exceeded expectations in donations and signups, as more 35 teams of people raised funds and jumped into...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Like many West Springfield High School (WSHS) students, Victoria Sergeychik struggled when the school adopted remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic. She studied h...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Town officials will use their first payment from a lawsuit settlement by opioid drug manufacturers to install vaping detectors at the high school and mi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — It took 45 years, but two former students and bandmates at West Springfield High School recently landed a record deal for an album originally recorded in 1978.

Wes T...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — For the past decade, a group of community volunteers has been responsible for beautifying West Springfield by making improvements to the town’s parks and recreational...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — For Christine Hartman, there’s nothing better than squeezing out a blob of intense, lovely oil paint or picking up a vibrant stick of pastel. The materials she uses t...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The School Committee voted Feb. 14 to hire Stefania Raschilla as the district’s next superintendent, pending contract negotiations, after a final set of interviews....
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — A day of food, fun, giveaways and community engagement is returning to the streets of West Springfield this month after a two-year COVID-19-driven break.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD — When the West Side float rolls through the streets of Holyoke for this year’s parade, Madison Douglas is going to feel very proud, and not just be...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Trying to force an apartment project in the face of neighbor opposition would be “nothing but adversarial,” Rich Sypek acknowledged on Feb. ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Nearly three years after the last one was chosen, the West Springfield St. Patrick’s Committee chose Jim Sheridan as the parade marshal for the W...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – For the first time since 2020, the St. Patrick’s Day Committee of West Springfield crowned a new colleen and court at the Colleen Ball on Jan. 28 at the Springfield C...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Nafisah Alao is a quiet, soft-spoken teenager with a desire to help others.

“Not everyone gets the opportunities we have, so it’s important to learn abou...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Just after dawn, Girl Scout troop leaders began arriving at a parking lot to load up on cases of Do-Si-Dos, Thin Mints, Tagalongs, Samoas and other cookie favorites.

WEST SPRINGFIELD – School Committee members plan to hire a new superintendent in mid-February, after announcing educators from Longmeadow, Springfield and Windham, CT, as the three finalists ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Library Director Antonia Golinski-Foisy cleaned out her desk when she retired earlier this month, packing up mementos and memories as she left the building for the last tim...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The West Springfield St. Patrick’s Committee will crown its 2023 Colleen on Jan. 28 during a pageant at the Springfield Country Club. Tickets are...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Neighbors who spoke at a public hearing on rezoning a parcel on Whitney Avenue were unanimously against the proposal, but the Planning Board has given it a positive recomme...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Town Council is pursuing a grant that would install radar-equipped school zone signs on Piper Road, a month after a pedestrian was struck and killed not far from West S...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – In less than a year, West Springfield will begin celebrating the 250th anniversary of its incorporation as a town, and the kick-off for the fundraising effort for events ne...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — After hearing from many residents who live near Whitney and Highland avenues, the Planning Board voted to table until Jan. 18 its decision on whether to support a zone chan...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – State officials are planning to repave the northern end of Riverdale Street (Route 5), the town engineer told West Springfield’s Town Council on Jan. 3.

The co...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Looking for a winter sport you may not have considered? The West Springfield Park and Recreational Department suggests snowshoeing.

West Side resident and Park and R...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — More than a chance to do good works, the holiday food drive at Mittineague School was a chance for one class of elementary pupils to do good schoolwork.

After they h...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – After more than 25 years working in the West Springfield’s recreation program, Sonia Manley was named the director of the Park and Recreation Department in October....
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – With the approval of a referendum vote last month, West Springfield is moving forward with plans to establish a town-owned fiber-optic cable network and municipal broadband...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Santa is back home at Mittineague Park, much to the delight of a crowd of excited kids awaiting his arrival on Dec. 11.

“We’re thrilled and excited to se...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Sara Almoula understands what many refugee students have been through. She was 14 when her family came to West Springfield in May 2010 as refugees from Iraq.

“...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Pyramid Company is looking for the second round in their effort to have a zone change implemented for a parcel near the Holyoke line.

The Planning Board will con...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Town officials are trying to reduce cut-through traffic on side streets between Elm and Riverdale streets, but there’s a limit to what they can ban.

The Town C...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The future of the former West Springfield Generating Station may be determined by a study that has been funded by an earmark in the state budget.

The plant, which ha...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The future of the former West Springfield Generating Station may be determined by a study that has been funded by an earmark in the state budget.

The plant, which ha...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – There was a week in October when drivers couldn’t get from Fausey Drive to Circle Drive. A month later, Mayor William Reichelt said town officials are still studying ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – It was a night of holiday music, laughter, community support, and of course, the ceremonial lighting of the tree in West Springfield.

The city’s 34th annual Ca...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Town Council has again rejected an attempt to re-start the conversation about recreational cannabis businesses coming to West Springfield.

On Nov. 21, Councilor ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Like many students at West Springfield High School, Samuel “Sam” Andicia Rios and Sarah Debian have a jam-packed schedule of academic and extracurricular activi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The town will have seven new liquor licenses to issue when Gov. Charlie Baker signs recent legislation into law.

On Nov. 14, both the House and the Senate approved a...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – To be precise, the town turns 250 on Feb. 23, 2024, but Carly Camossi wants to make it more than a date.

“Our goal here is to run events and do different thing...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Basing most kinds of businesses on residential property will remain illegal, after the Town Council failed to pass an amendment to the town’s zoning ordinance this mo...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Although Democrats swept statewide races on Nov. 8, West Springfield gave some support to the GOP.

Voters in town backed un...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The watercolors of Springfield artist Noreen Acconcio are being featured through the month of November at an exhibit at the West Springfield Public Library.

Now reti...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Veterans and guests enjoyed a pancake breakfast on Nov. 5 while paying tribute to those who have served their country. The West Springfield Veterans Council hosted its 21st...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – According to Amy Gabrila of GameSense, senior citizens are an important demographic to the gambling industry, but there are things senior should know about gambling in orde...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — School officials have asked parents to complete a survey that will help identify issues for students.

Interim Superintendent Vito Perrone explained to Reminder Publi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – There’s a new and fun activity in town to not only connect seniors with nature but also benefit others.

A new raised-bed garden was planted on Oct. 26 on the S...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — When Tony Dultz saw an advertisement for a new one-day charitable gravel bike-a-thon that took place in the Berkshires, he knew this ride was for him.

The West Sprin...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Some voters have started marking their ballots already, as mail-in voting and in-person early voting are underway in advance of the Nov. 8 state election.

The ballot...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Town Council approved a rules change at its Oct. 17 meeting that allows for one-hour parking on a section of Hanover Street, a move that a number of residents on that s...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Karol Hernandez developed her line of healthy soaps because of her own health condition, and started her own business to share her soaps free of toxins, chemical and artifi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Jim Syner doesn’t play hockey for the Springfield Thunderbirds, but he does play a key role on and off the ice.

The West Springfield resident is the primary pe...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – West Springfield resident Laura Progulske did what writers are told to do: look to their own lives and experiences for inspiration.

In her case, the kitten owned by...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The actions of the Town Council on Oct. 3 may move forward the plans of Mayor Will Reichelt to create a new retail district in downtown West Springfield. The council voted ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Councilor Daniel O’Brien is frustrated. He doesn’t agree with the Town Council’s decision to effectively allow the sale and cultivation of recreational ca...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Victoria Connor is leaving the Park and Recreation Department after 12 years as its director, but she isn’t going too far away.
Connor has a new job that’...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Former Town Councilor Robert “Bean” Mancini was sworn in as the newest member of the West Springfield School Committee on Sept. 19. He replaces former committee...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — “I’m going to move to approve the text of the ballot question proposed by the town attorney relative to establishing a municipal light plant pursuant to Mass. G...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Agawam’s Sheryl Becker is leading a crew of protesters each weekend at the Big E, calling on the fair to cease using animals as “entertainment.”

Be...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Visiting the U.S. “has been my dream since I was little,” said Giovanni Tanzi, before the West Springfield School Committee on Sept. 13. Tanzi is one of eight s...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Coburn School’s new building and a suite of new administrators are the obvious changes as the new school year begins, but Vito Perrone focused on what’s happeni...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — A year after West Springfield hired its first diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) coordinator, amid promises to start a townwide discussion and increase the presence of m...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Teamsters union members across the country are protesting low pay and hot temperatures in UPS trucks and warehouses, including the facility off Riverdale Street in West Spr...
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SPRINGFIELD – West Springfield’s Gary Fisher has been selling goblets at the Mattoon Street Arts Festival for about 10 years. The goblets, handcrafted from wood, make perfect wedding or...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Summer’s over and West Springfield public school students will see each other’s faces again on Sept. 1.

And they will really see each other’s faces...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Inside the Better Living Center building at the Eastern States Exposition on Aug. 24, the air conditioning was on full blast and it felt like it was probably 60 degrees Fah...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Terrier boosters are looking for another slate of sports greats to honor this year, while they also mull how best to display the West Springfield Hall of Fame and the three...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Construction on the new Coburn Elementary School building has been completed, and the school will be open for classes this academic year. The town issued a certificate of o...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — An ordinance passed by the West Springfield Town Council on Aug. 15 will exclude heavy commercial vehicles from Kings Highway and Eldridge Avenue.

Commercial vehicle...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Irish Cultural Center of Western New England will host its annual Lúnasa Feis on Aug. 28.

A feis was originally a type of arts and cultural festival dati...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — A ballot initiative that would have sought to reverse the legalization of cannabis businesses in town has failed to gather enough signatures, according to the town clerk&rs...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Voters can start weighing in on statewide nominating races among both Democrats and Republicans this month.

Requests are being taken now for mail-in ballots, an...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The town of West Springfield has finalized a map of locations that meet the zoning criteria for recreational cannabis retail and production facilities, which the Town Counc...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – They call themselves The Bloodstained Men, and they were hard to avoid seeing on Riverdale Street on July 30.

Dressed in a white T-shirts, white slacks, matching wh...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD - Air pollution was responsible for 2,780 deaths in Massachusetts this year, including 23 residents of West Springfield, according to a study published in Environmental Health last...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking resident input on drafting an updated master plan for the department’s operations.

The surv...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – “People think children’s theater and they go oh, you know, goofy, silly torture for the adults but, you know, I’m an admirer of Jim Henson and Spielberg. ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — A majority on the Town Council voted on July 18 to allow recreational cannabis businesses in town, but members of the minority said they aren’t just three councilors,...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — State highway planners aren’t stopping after implementing a “road diet” this summer on the section of Route 20 at the Westfield-West Springfield line.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — The new sundae at Smokin’ Scoops on Westfield Road may not be the most adventurous treat on a menu that includes unconventional flavors and “boozey milkshakes.&...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Two speed humps were installed on Amostown Road last week, and drivers in West Springfield should get ready for more this summer.

The new humps complete a sidewalk i...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Former Fire Chief Bill Flaherty says his successor needs to be a good manager, a good ambassador to the public, and a good firefighter ready to meet any kind of emergency.<...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Cyclists will soon be able to traverse West Springfield from the Holyoke to Agawam town lines using dedicated bike lanes, according to Town Engineer Connor Knightly.

WEST SPRINGFIELD – Immigrant and refugee groups are bringing a farmers market to Merrick in West Springfield and Brightwood in Springfield this season.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD – This all started when Bryan Burlingham was out in Park Street Cemetery looking for Revolutionary War-era headstones.

“I saw the condition of them and I though...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — For the fourth year in a row the West Springfield Garden Club has lined the streets of the town with large planters filled with pink and white petunias.

Barrels of ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — It’s West Springfield has faced a setback in its push to build a bronze sculpture honoring the town’s most famous horse.

The Community Preservation Comm...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Vito Perrone took office July 1 as interim superintendent of the West Springfield School Department.

Perrone replaces Tim Connor, under whom he previously served as ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Mayor William Reichelt has proposed an amendment to the West Springfield zoning ordinance that would allow recreational cannabis sales a...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — “When I set out, I jokingly said my plan was to paint the town,” said John Matlock, posing in front of what is now his eighth public mural in West Springfield.<...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Students at Coburn School in West Springfield recently participated in an art exhibition at the Springfield Armory National Historic Site.

The exhibition was titled ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The section of Route 20 at the Westfield line is going on a “road diet.”

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) recently resurfaced a s...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – For many schoolchildren, summer is a welcome break from schoolwork, with lazy days, beach trips and video game binges. But experts say that b...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – A large white sign and freshly cleared parking lot mark the edge of the new Prospect Hill Conservation Area, at Birnie Avenue and Piper Road.

Those are the only visi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Americans need to remember the “sacred trust we share with all who have served,” Tracy Taylor said at the town’s Memorial Day ceremony on May 30.

T...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — When his hometown needed a school superintendent, Timothy Connor took on the challenge, all through the coronavirus pandemic.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD — A coffee-scented or blueberry candle has never smelled so realistic until Moon Jules Scents started seven months ago.

West Springfield resident Mary Dowling-Stein h...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. John Velis used a campaign event to dig into the needs of a city new to the redistricted senatorial district: West Springfield.

The May 11 event was condu...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – School Committee members heard from two new principals on May 10, meeting next year’s Coburn School Principal David Drugan, and incoming John Ashley School Principal ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Police Sgt. Joe LaFrance is a lifelong resident of West Springfield. He’s a taxpayer himself. He understands that $70 million is a lot to ask.

But he’s a...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Some classrooms are painted, some have finished floors, almost all have open ceilings showing the seemingly endless spaghetti strands of powe...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Setting an example and inspiring young pupils at Memorial School isn’t just a job for the teachers and staff. It’s also the role of the Leadership Team, a group...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Following a recent arrest in connection to a string of sexual assaults in Bear Hole, Police Sgt. Joe LaFrance said hikers and bicyclists should feel safe to explore the lar...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — A casual conversation with a student who escaped not one, but two war-torn Middle East countries — Iraq and Syria — inspired West Springfield High School (WSHS)...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Jack Jonah Foundation is selling tickets to Jack’s Walk, a fundraiser 5K on May 14 around the Ashley Reservoir in Holyoke.

The woods around the Ashley Rese...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Vietnam War Veterans Day passed without a ceremony, but it didn’t pass without comment.

Retired town Veterans Agent James Berrelli took to the microphone at th...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Both the Police Department and Department of Public Works (DPW) need new homes, town officials said last week, but a roomful of neighbors said they’re worried about t...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Third place in a nationwide tournament? No sweat, according to Musa Tamaradze.

Asked by the School Committee if he felt extra pressure competing at the high school n...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Marijuana is back on the agenda for Mayor William Reichelt and the Town Council.

In his 2022 legislative package proposed to the Town Council on April 4, the mayor i...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — School Committee members approved a $48,886,975 budget for the coming year at their April 5 meeting.

The budget represents a 5.66 percent increase over the current y...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — After receiving a wealth of feedback from the Town Council and the public regarding a proposed zoning change on Whitney Avenue to allow a large apartment complex, Pyramid C...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — A “Kindergarten Kickoff” event on April 13 will help incoming kindergarten students and their families navigate the transition to public school.

From 5:3...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Morgan horse enthusiasts around the world are ready to support a monument to the breed in downtown West Springfield, civic booster Roberta Page announced last week.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD — A black and white photo in the band room at West Springfield High School (WSHS) has been an inspiration for Band Director Nathan Holesovsky since he came to the school in 2...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Upgrading the playground at Tatham School is proving to be anything but child’s play.

Most of the playground structures at the school were installed more than ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Schools began the pivot to remote learning immediately after the COVID-19 state of emergency was declared.

By coincidence, the West Springfield School Department had...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — In an era when the “toxic environment” of Washington dominates public discussion, Linda Melconian argues it’s important to study the work of the late U.S....
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — After closing for a brief time, the Majestic Theater reopened their doors to the public last week, with the premiere of “Blithe Spirit.”

Following the co...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — A vote on the proposed zoning change on Whitney Avenue was set to take place during the West Springfield Town Council meeting on Feb. 22, however another public hearing is ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — With less than a month to go until the 69th annual Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day Parade, West Springfield colleens and honorees are prepari...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — As the coronavirus pandemic approaches its two-year mark, West Springfield students will finally be able to attend an in-person classroom wit...
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HOLYOKE – Western Mass. Walkers, a newly formed program of the West Springfield Council on Aging, invites seniors from all communities to partake in some indoor exercise at the Holyoke Mall, ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The project to restore 14 tombstones in Park Street Cemetery will start within the next month, and be completed by the end of the year.

During the Town Council meet...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Mixing creativity and fun with some friendly competition, the Kiwanis Club of West Springfield and Agawam, along with the West Springfield Park and Recreation Department, a...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Now that gatherings for the holiday season have come and gone, Jeanne Galloway, director of public health in West Springfield, has noticed a decrease in positive COVID-19 c...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Married on Feb. 18, 1950, Audrey and Bob Vandal are celebrating over 72 years together.

The couple first met at a dance at the town hall in Whitinsville, in Central...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — In Irish culture, St. Brigid’s Day on Feb. 1 means the start of spring. In advance of this day, the Irish Cultural Center of Western New England taught crafters to ma...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD ­— Since 2012, the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement program, also known as Community and Family Engagement (CAFE), of West Springfield has been a satellite par...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — To inform parents on how to keep their children safe from drugs within their own homes, the CARE Coalition hosted a virtual town hall meeting on Jan. 18.

The meetin...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Pyramid Co., owner of the Holyoke Mall, is looking to build apartments on nearly 18 acres of land it owns near the West Springfield-Holyoke line.

The West Springfiel...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Bringing some summer fun to the cold winter months, the West Springfield Park and Recreation Department is hosting a winter league for “bags,” the game known to...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Construction is ramping up at the new Coburn School, as the countdown to its Aug. 26 opening begins.

About a year ago, houses behind the existing Coburn School were...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Having claimed the fifth councilor-at-large seat in the 2021 town election, Jaime Smith looks forward to her journey as a new member of the West Springfield Town Council. <...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Having lived in West Springfield’s District 2 his entire life, Michael LaFlamme now has the honor to serve as a District 2 Councilor and be a voice for his community....
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The town of West Springfield hosted a swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 3 to inaugurate the mayor, School Committee and Town Council members.

Otto Frizzell, town clerk, ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — To inform parents on how to keep their children safe from drugs and alcohol within their own homes, the CARE Coalition will host a virtual town hall meeting on Jan. 18. ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — As the post-holiday pandemic surge continues, Jeanne Galloway, director of public health in West Springfield, believes the region is about a month away from reaching the pe...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – While there is much to look forward to in 2022, Mayor William Reichelt highlighted a few of the more prominent plans for the town of West Springfield.

One of the la...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — As two new School Committee members start their two-year terms, the schools’ chief administrator has a contract to stay in place for th...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – During their final meeting of 2021, the West Springfield Town Council voted to approve the purchasing of a fire truck, along with multiple utility petitions.

With a...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Boys & Girls Club will have some high-tech toys next year, thanks to an early Christmas gift from Balise Lexus.

Jeb Balise, president of Balise Motor Sales, ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The West Springfield School Committee bid farewell to two outgoing members during its Dec. 14 meeting.

Leaving the committee are Jennifer Marcus, who served two yea...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Amid rising residential valuations and plummeting pandemic year profits for local businesses, town councilors had a hard time deciding how to apportion the property tax bur...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – More than 850 luminarias lit the West Springfield Town Common on the evening of Dec. 7, to honor and celebrate the lives of those affected by cancer.

For more than ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – In early November, Mayor William Reichelt announced the formation of an ad-hoc Cryptocurrency Exploratory Committee in the town of West Sprin...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Thumpity thump-thump, thumpity thump-thump, Central Street was rocking with a throng of elementary-aged children and their parents for the town’s Caroling Sing-Along ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — After 45 years of hard work, dedication, blood, sweat and tears, West Springfield resident and former Councilor Robert Mancini was recently inducted into the Classic Entert...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — A nationwide group known as Students Against Destructive Decisions has recently formed a new chapter at West Springfield High School (WSHS).

For some time, WSHS teac...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — For the 25th year, the Annual Holiday Tour of Homes Fundraiser, sponsored by the West Springfield Boys & Girls Club, is set to return virtually on Dec. 4.

Accord...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Despite the shortages on store shelves this holiday season, the Parish Cupboard has had plenty of food to provide to the individuals and families in which they serve.
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – In observance of Veterans Day, West Springfield hosted a parade and ceremony on Nov. 11. The parade started at St. Thomas the Apostle Church and made its way down Kings Hig...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — All incumbents on West Springfield’s Nov. 2 ballot were re-elected, including Mayor William Reichelt, who ran unopposed.

The candidates for district representa...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Four incumbents topped the School Committee election table on Nov. 2, with the two remaining seats taken by challengers who had been endorsed by a retiring committee member...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The “Cape Cod-style berm” is no vacation, some residents of Ohio Avenue are complaining.

As part of a $1.5 million project to repave the residential stre...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Since 1916, the Eastern States Exposition (ESE) on Memorial Avenue has served as New England’s gathering grounds to showcase agriculture, industry, education, commerc...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The town of West Springfield is set to host its annual Veterans Day ceremonies with a pancake breakfast and parade.

Veterans Director Nick Smith said the observances...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Tandem Bagel Company, a popular breakfast and lunch spot across Hampshire County, has officially opened its first location in Hampden County, in downtown West Springfield.<...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Regulations requiring the wearing of face masks indoors were lifted Oct. 20, about a month after the West Springfield Board of Health had implemented them.

The local...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Voters in West Springfield will decide contested races for Town Council and School Committee on their Nov. 2 ballots.

There is no contest for mayor, as incumbent Wil...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Federal pandemic relief funds will pay for a full-time Coburn School administrator and several other new hires in West Springfield schools.

The School Committee on O...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Incumbent Mayor William Reichelt will be running for another four-year term, unopposed, in the Nov. 2 election.

In advance of the election, in an effort to inform vo...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Jules Dowling-Stein, a 17-year-old senior at West Springfield High School, has taken her newly found hobby and turned it into something much ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – A contested race for the School Committee will take place on Nov. 2. There are eight candidates competing for five seats. Candidates are incumbents Kathleen A. Alevras, Nan...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The four district councilors are all running unopposed in the Nov. 2 election. For District One, Michael Scott Eger; District Two, Michael John LaFlamme; District Three, An...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Across the state, school districts have received their Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) results. Currently in West Springfield, they are analyzing the d...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On the ballot for the Nov. 2 election, seven candidates will be vying for five Councilor At Large positions. Candidates include incumbents Brian J. Clune, Brian J. Griffin,...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – For the entire month of October, the Council on Aging (COA) will be carrying out the “Stuff the Bus,” a nonperishable food drive to be donated to the Parish Cup...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Mayor William Reichelt’s 2021 Economic Development and Relief Legislative Package was recently completed after the Town Council approved the final piece.

In Ja...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – With new mask regulations recently put in place, West Springfield’s Health Department says they have seen a mixed bag in terms of compliance. The town has also not is...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Boys and Girls Club recently announced that they will be hosting “Clubtoberfest,” a concert fundraiser to benefit local nonprofits and fell...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Parents/guardians of students in the West Springfield Public Schools (WSPS) recently took to Facebook, to share their concerns with the quality and quantity of school break...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – In 2024, the town of West Springfield will celebrate its 250th anniversary. In an effort to honor such an important event in the town's history, Mayor William Reichelt has ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield School Committee met on Sept. 14 to share both new and old information regarding school projects.

To begin, Superintendent Tim Connor shared his...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On Sept. 2, the West Springfield Public Schools welcomed the entirety of their students, faculty and staff, fully back in-person, five days a week.

Since the school...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – For the duration of July, Mayor William Reichelt, Adam Jaber of Colorado Ski and Bike Shop, and over 35 others took part in the “Sufferfest,” a virtual fundrais...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – After much anticipation, Cooks Skate Park, located at 471-505 Amostown Rd., is officially open to the public.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD – With the start of the Big E quickly approaching, local health officials will weigh whether a community-wide mask mandate would be necessary.

Calling into considerati...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Office of Community Development hosted a public hearing on Aug. 16 to solicit comments from any person or organization wishing to be heard in regard to the development ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – With the ongoing changes and meetings regarding schools reopening, Superintendent Tim Connor and Mayor William Reichelt released a video, discussing the most up-to-date inf...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Members of the public still have time to let the West Springfield Public Library (WSPL) know what they think.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD – During the West Springfield Town Council meeting on Aug. 16, councilors discussed and voted in approval of two utility petitions: commercial kennels and the establishment o...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Sunny Side Up, a breakfast and lunch spot located at 46 Morgan Rd., opened their doors in late June. Throughout the summer months, the restaurant has already seen many succ...
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FEEDING HILLS – A local group known as KSH Vendor Events hosted the Help the Animals Craft and Vendor Event on July 31, to raise money for Whip City Animal Farm and Sanctuary.

The eve...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Peter Gillen, principal of West Springfield Middle School was recently named to the Board of Directors of New England League of Middle Schools (NELMS).  

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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital located in South Deerfield will soon expand their facilities to Hampden County – more specifically, Capital Drive in W...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Daniel Spaulding, a former West Springfield police captain, was found guilty of taking more than $17,000 from the evidence room at the city’s Police Department and us...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Office of Community Development will host a public hearing on Aug. 16, with the purpose to solicit comments from any person or organization wishing to ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – When help was needed, local businesses and individuals stepped up to assist in the reopening and sending off of kids to camp at the YMCA of Greater Springfield, Camp Weber....
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Dannie Gryszko, West Springfield’s Varsity Lacrosse Coach and Connecticut Valley Lacrosse Coach was recently named USA Lacrosse’s Coach of the Year for Western ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Boys and Girls Club was recently awarded $250,000 from the Baker-Polito Administration and the Children’s Investment Fund (CIF), with its affilia...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Council on Aging (COA) has several upcoming events in which they encourage the community to attend.

Friends ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Since 1914, the Eastern States Exposition has sponsored a 4-H Summer Event for children across the six New England states. 4-H – a United States-based network, consis...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Across the state of Massachusetts, police reforms have taken place after Gov.  Charlie Baker originally signed a law on Dec. 31, 2020 – “An Act Relative to...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Planning Board met on July 21 with the continuation from their July 7 meeting for the site plan approval of CSX Transportation.

The site plan r...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The “VaxBus,” a mobile vaccination clinic, visited Alice Corson Park on July 20.

The VaxBus was developed through the state’s Vaccine Equity Initi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Cooks Skate Park, located at 471-505 Amostown Rd., has made big advances in its current renovation project.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The town of West Springfield was recently notified of an award of $200,000 in Community Mitigation Funds from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC).

This award ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Friends Seniors Travel Group of West Springfield has many events planned for 2021 – all to take place at the Log Cabin in Holyoke, located at 500 Easthampton Rd. ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Lions Club will host an inaugural cornhole tournament on Aug. 14 in an effort to create a family fun day and raise money for their organization.

WEST SPRINGFIELD – Over the past nine years, Sara Maloney, a West Springfield native has collected/donated over 5,000 books to the West Springfield Parish Cupboard.

Every day, the Par...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – In 2016, Mayor William Reichelt created the Blight Task Force in an effort to rehabilitate problem properties in the town of West Springfield. Since then, the task force ha...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – After a lost 2020, the Springfield Hockey Heritage Society plans the return of “Hockeyday” – their biggest fundraising event of the year.

The Spri...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The town of West Springfield recently developed a new position – diversity, equity and inclusion coordinator. Tracye Whitfield, a Springfield resident, has been selec...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD– John Matlock, a local artist and West Springfield resident recently completed a mural at Alice Corson Park located at 373 Main St. The sizable portrayal of fish spans the en...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – While the summer months may be a time of rest and relaxation for some, Mayor William Reichelt can be found biking hundreds of miles for the duration of July.

The ma...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Planning Board met on July 7 with representatives  from CSX Transportation and EMH&T, a civil engineer for CSX, who in search of a site plan a...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Boys and Girls Club recently announced the return of “Flutes and Flavors” – an annual fundraiser and food/beverage tasting event. ...
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WESTERN MASS. – Two Weeks Notice Brewing Co. of West Springfield and White Lion Brewing Co. of Springfield are hosting a free seminar on sexual harassment and sensitivity for local brewing/ta...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Due to lifeguard staffing constraints, one the town of West Springfield’s pools remains closed.

The town opened Alice Corson Pool, located at 373 Main St.,&nbs...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Turkish American National Steering Committee (TASC) delivered 100 cases of nonperishable food items to the West Springfield Parish Cupboard on June 30.

Accordin...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Rotary Club of West Springfield hosted their final virtual meeting on June 29, with guest speaker Ananda Lennox, West Springfield CARE Coalition coordinator.

At...
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WESTERN MASS. – In celebration of Pride Month, Carrie Blair, West Springfield resident, launched a gender-neutral clothing line.

For a long time, Blair said she had the idea of creati...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – After administering the COVID-19 vaccine from mid-April until the end of June, the vaccination site at The Big E has officially closed.

West Springfield Chief of Ope...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – During the West Springfield Town Council meeting on June 21, the council unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with Westfield Gas and Electric (WG&E) and ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – After 10 years, the Bear Hole Conservation Restriction was officially signed.

On June 15, Mayor William Reichelt announced on his Facebook page that the signing too...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West of the River Chamber of Commerce (WRC) hosted its annual Legislative Luncheon and Business Meeting on June 22, in hybrid fashion, at the Storrowton Tavern.

AGAWAM/WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Agawam/West Springfield Kiwanis Club will sponsor its inaugural “Wheels on Parade” on June 26.

The Kiwanis Club is a volunteer organization a...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – An inaugural fishing derby to benefit the Center for Human Development’s (CHD) All In programming will take place on June 26.

According to the CHD website, &l...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The town of West Springfield has recently been awarded $60,000 in Local Rapid Recovery Planning (LRRP) grant funding.

Mayor William Reichelt announced on his Facebo...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Police Department (WSPD) recently announced their partnership in a co-response program with Behavioral Health Network Inc., (BHN) of Springfield.

WEST SPRINGFIELD – Mayor William Reichelt recently announced that since 2015, the town of West Springfield has saved over $750,000 in energy costs through its solar net metering arrangements ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Public Schools will participate in the federal Summer Food Service Program, offering free meals to children under 18, beginning June 28.

Monday ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Storrowton Village Museum is set to launch a new program and networking opportunity for high school students. “The Teen Leadership Experience,” allows participa...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Town Council met on June 7 to discuss the town’s proposed $105.4 million budget for fiscal year 2022.

Following up on the meeting, Counci...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Western Mass will soon welcome their first liquid nitrogen ice cream parlor in West Springfield. Smokin’ Scoops, located at 1425 Westfield St., hopes to open their do...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – As Troy Industries transitions its operations from West Springfield to Tennessee, reaction from local officials has ranged from frustration to disappointment to praise.

WEST SPRINGFIELD – Within the next year, the town of West Springfield is hoping to offer residents municipal broadband internet through Whip City Fiber.

A few months ago, West Springfi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Superintendent Timothy Connor presented a school choice update during the School Committee meeting May 25.

The school choice funding during 2019-2020 was $282,677. ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Majestic Theater will reopen on Aug. 7 due to Governor Charlie Baker’s updated plan, with the opening night of their new play “The Pitch” starting at ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Employees and their families stood outside the UPS facility at 120 Wayside Ave. in West Springfield on May 22 to protest alleged demands made...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – West Springfield Planning Board hosted a remote zoning ordinance amendment hearing on allowing the use of commercial kennels in business districts by site plan review and b...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – West Springfield Council on Aging (COA) announced it would be reopening in June on a limited basis.

Due to the pandemic, the COA has conducted some of the events on...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – West Springfield City Council hosted four public hearings May 17 including the proposed fiscal year 2022 (FY22) budget.

Mayor William Reichelt’s recommended F...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Conservation Commission hosted a remote public hearing for an installation of drywell for roof drains at 946 Elm St.

Nicholas Graveline, one of...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Authorities in West Springfield are among those who continue to deal with a rash of thefts in which vehicles’ catalytic converters have been stolen.

On May 6, ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Yukon Wainczak, a 23-year-old West Springfield resident, released his first major video game, “Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion,” on April 22.

“It&r...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Zoning Board of Appeals hosted a remote public hearing during their meeting April 26 to consider an application for a special permit to allow for the c...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Faculty from West Springfield Middle School had a presentation during the School Committee meeting on April 27 to request to name the West Springfield Middle School gymnasi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – West Springfield Mayor William Reichelt took out nomination papers on April 26, seeking his third mayoral term.  

“I love my job, I want to continue worki...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – After five years of business, Partners at the Cup in West Springfield announced the permanent closing due to the economic impact of COVID-19.

“Like many other ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Planning Board had four public hearings April 21.

The first and second hearing was for a special permit and site plan review by James E. Balise...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Big E West of the River Regional Collaborative Vaccine Site launched April 20 at 12 p.m., where hundreds of residents received their firs...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Rotary Club of West Springfield will be hosting its first virtual event with Table & Vine on April 30 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.

“Participants will be tast...
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SPRINGFIELD – Employees of Eastman Chemical Company’s Indian Orchard plant spend two days cleaning up the YMCA of Greater Springfield’s Camp Weber on April 14 and 15. Camp Weber h...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield School Committee highlighted three presentations on April 13 which included the i-Ready diagnostics testing, “The Amazing Shake” and Health...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – A few weeks after the approval of the vaccination site on March 26, Mayor William Reichelt announced the start of the doses beginning April 20 on Big E grounds.

The...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – For the sixth consecutive year, West Springfield’s average single-family tax bill is among the lowest in the state.

The Massachusetts Department of Revenue&rsq...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Town Council and Utility Committee and members of Eversource met April 5 to host its first public hearing on Eversource requesting permission to reloca...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The town is participating in the Massachusetts Local Rapid Recovery Plan (LRRP) Program and is conducting local surveys for business owners in the Downtown, Merrick, or Mem...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Local officials recently announced and celebrated the approval of a regional COVID-19 vaccination site at the Big E fairgrounds.

The vaccination service will be loca...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Students in the Building and Property Management shop at the Lower Pioneer Valley Career and Technical Education Center (LPVEC CTEC) are currently renovating a meeting hous...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Starting April 23, the Big E will host drive-in movies in partnership with FestEvents.

FestEvents set up similar drive-ins at Topsfield and Marshfield fairgrounds la...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Public School Committee met March 23 to approve the $48.4 million budget and discuss an April return for students.

WEST SPRINGFIELD – In January, the seventh grade English classes at West Springfield middle school were assigned a project called Young Humans of West Side, inspired by the popular Humans of ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – After submitting four proposals to the state to open a regional COVID-19 vaccination site, the town has yet to hear back from the state.

West Springfield’s Chi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – A Billboard Overlay District is now implemented on Interstate Drive.

During a Town Council meeting on March 15, the council continued the conversation surrounding a ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On  March 17, the Senior Center in West Springfield hosted its first in a series of parking lot Bingo events for individuals over the age of 60.

Parking lot Bi...
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WEST?SPRINGFIELD – The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) met on March 8 to conduct three hearings.

Homeowners were approved to add an additional 1,200 square feet to their existing garage....
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Council on Aging (COA) has resumed its transportation to grocery stores.

“Getting the van back on the road has always been a priority for us. There are jus...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The town of West Springfield was awarded $825,000 from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

The CDBG provides annual grants on a formula basis to ci...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – West Springfield Public Schools are projecting a $48.4 million budget for the fiscal year 2022 (FY22), a 7.02 percent increase from last year’s $45.2 million budget, ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Four high school students from West Springfield are making noise throughout the community as a fully-formed hard rock band.

The group, which consists of vocalist/gui...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The St. Patrick’s Committee of West Springfield has announced that a “Drive-By St. Patrick’s Day Parade” will take place on The Big E fairgrounds fr...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – West Springfield is trying to make homes as affordable as possible for residents who need help financially.

The town’s Office of Community Development has offi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Adam Gomez joined the West Springfield School Committee during a Feb. 23 meeting to discuss the future of schools in the city.

The new state senator, who ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Mayor William Sapelli and Mayor William Reichelt provided updates for their respective cities during the West of the River Chamber of Commerce’s Mayoral Luncheon at S...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – After a year without raffles, the West Springfield Partnership for Education (WSPE) is seeking donations from the community for a calendar fundraiser during this school yea...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – A Billboard Overlay District may be implemented in the retail section of Riverdale Street, and on the industrial land near the Holyoke city line.

During a Town Counc...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Storrowton Village Museum has officially announced that museum tours are open to the public under limited operation.

General museum tours, as well as Science, Techn...
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What a year! As this wild and turbulent year draws to a close, we look back on how COVID-19 has sent the global economy into the worst slump in a century and focus on what to expect beyond lockdown...
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To say that 2020 was a challenging year for any municipality would be an understatement.  The challenges and obstacles that municipalities faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic were unlik...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Big E and the New England 4-H community have begun planning for upcoming programs and events for the 2021 season.

4-H “empowers youth to reach their full ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – After 10 years of service within the city, Carly Camossi has been named the chief of operations for West Springfield.

Camossi, who has worked as a the city’s ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – By a narrow 4-3 margin, the West Springfield City Council supported Mayor William Reichelt’s executive order that declares racism a public health crisis.

The r...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Fire Department (WSFD) has reduced their minimum staffing per shift from 16 to 15 members, effective Jan. 31.

In a letter sent to the Internati...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – With this winter being tougher than most, a lantern trail walk at the Irish Cultural Center (ICC) became a light in the darkness.

On the weekend of Jan. 30, the pub...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Data caps have become a controversial topic in the Pioneer Valley over the course of the past few weeks and city councilors in Holyoke, Springfield, and West Springfield te...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The city of West Springfield is taking necessary efforts to provide economic relief to residents and businesses during the pandemic.

In a letter sent to Town Counci...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Chontell Washington has been named the new pastor for First Congregational United Church of Christ in West Springfield.

According to Washington, she has officially b...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Longmeadow resident Laura Hurley has been appointed to serve as chief advancement officer for the Irish Cultural Center (ICC) of Western New England.

Hurley, who ha...
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AGAWAM/WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Eastfield Mall mass vaccination site opened for appointments on Jan. 27, but navigating the online procedure to secure one of the original 10,000 slots proved mo...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – West Springfield Public Schools will officially reopen classrooms on Feb. 8.

During its Jan. 26 meeting, the West Springfield School Committee voted unanimously for ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Students and families in West Springfield will continue to have access to free virtual tutoring over the next few months.

From Jan. 10 to April 12 the school distri...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Eugene Cassidy, president and CEO of the Eastern States Exposition, was elected chairman of the International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) early last Decembe...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – After months of perpetual hardship, the Majestic Theater has officially disclosed a reopening plan for 2021.

The theater, which has been closed since March 14, 2020,...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Mayor William Reichelt announced racism as a health crisis that must be addressed in government departments and the community at large.

During a late-January meeting...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Michael Dickson, a longtime firefighter, has been sworn in as the new deputy chief for the West Springfield Fire Department (WSFD).

The position change comes after ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Timothy Connor, superintendent of West Springfield Public Schools, provided updates on the district’s food security and distribution plan for families and students du...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Western Massachusetts Animal Rights Advocates (WMARA) participated in the “International Candlelight Vigil 4 Elephants” on Jan. 16.

The event, which took...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Residents of West Springfield have cited speeding in residential neighborhoods as a major problem throughout the city.

To combat this issue, Mayor William Reichelt h...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – As of Jan. 10, all first responders in West Springfield had received the COVID-19 vaccine.

The original plan for the state of Massachusetts was to have vaccines ava...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The annual Woodworking Shows (TWWS), which are usually held at the Big E in the middle of January, will not be in-person until at least March 2021.

In a statement se...
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AGAWAM/WEST SPRINGFIELD – The $900 billion stimulus package that President Trump signed in late December hopes to accommodate the needs of many Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The transition to remote learning has taken a toll on the mental health of parents and students, according to West Springfield High School Adjustment Counselor Kelli Quigle...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – After months of council meetings and public debate, the most recent version of the Bear Hole Conservation Restriction has received approval from the state legislature.

WEST SPRINGFIELD – The annual Mayoral Luncheon for Agawam and West Springfield will take place on Feb. 25, 2021, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The event is being conducted by the West of t...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Through the Massachusetts Skills Capital Grant Program, the West Springfield High School will purchase an industrial 3D printer to complement their advanced manufacturing p...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Verizon, in collaboration with RealTerm Energy, is working with West Springfield to equip 2,253 LED streetlights across the entire city.

The lights, according to Ma...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Center of Human Development (CHD) Cancer House of Hope hosted its annual luminaria to honor the lives of those affected by cancer.

During the event, which took ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Licensing Commission recently voted unanimously to remove all license renewal fees for 2021 for businesses in good standing.

The Board of Healt...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – For four weeks at the end of December and early January, the West Springfield Public Library will be offering a virtual American sign language (ASL) course over Zoom.

WEST SPRINGFIELD – The town of West Springfield will have a new and improved Philip G. Coburn Elementary School by the fall of 2022.

On Dec. 9, town officials, architects, the general...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Donut Dip has been voted fourth-overall best donut in Massachusetts, and first-overall in Western Massachusetts.

The votes came from the public during a “Taste...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – During a “Giving Tuesday” event on Dec. 1, Pintu’s Indian Palace provided meals for approximately 40 families from the West Springfield Boys & Gi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Marking two years since it sold its first cans, Two Weeks Notice Brewing Company celebrated in a way most reflective of the craft beer industry during the coronavirus pande...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Frank Campiti, of Campiti Ventures, is producing a “holiday extravaganza” with a special-effects company from California.

This event, known as a “W...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On Dec. 5, the Storrowton Village Museum is hosting their first ever “Home For the Holidays” workshop. The event will specifically take place in the 1794 Gilber...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The city of West Springfield’s first ever cannabis dispensary has slowly made headway since first opening on July 31.

Called “Affinity Cannabis,” ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On Nov. 13, West Springfield Mayor William Reichelt met with the city’s health and safety team to discuss a schedule to “phase back into the schools within the ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Police Department (WSPD) is once again supporting the Operation Santa Program in West Springfield by hosting multiple Stuff-a-Cruiser events across thr...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On Nov. 9, the Massachusetts Lottery opened its new Western Massachusetts claims center at 383 Memorial Ave. All prizes of $100,000 or less can be claimed at this location....
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Due to the COViD-19 pandemic, the town of West Springfield conducted a Virtual Veterans’ Day Ceremony in their downtown area, which was available to the public via li...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – As part of the Mass in Motion program, West Springfield has partnered with the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) to conduct a food survey across the city.

T...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Devin Jones, a 13-year-old West Springfield middle school student, required a heart transplant after being rushed to Boston Children’s Hospital on Oct. 27.

On...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – To keep their doors open for the foreseeable future, the West Springfield Boys & Girls Club has set up a “Change a Child’s Future Campaign” page for t...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The 6th Hampden District seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives will once again belong to Rep. Michael Finn for the upcoming two-year term.

The Democrat...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – In a unanimous decision during their Nov. 4 meeting, the West Springfield Planning Board decided to send a negative recommendation to the City Council with regards to flexi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD –  On Oct. 22, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) issued a public health order prohibiting indoor ice rinks and ice skating facilities from operating f...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Holiday Tour of Homes, an annual West Springfield Boys & Girls Club event that raises critical funds to help local youth programs, will have a different format for ...
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­­­WEST SPRINGFIELD –  The West Springfield School Committee met for a regularly scheduled meeting on the evening of Oct. 20 and discussed a number of items including plans f...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Lions Club recently unveiled their annual Veterans Park of Heroes display on the West Springfield Town Common.

The annual display, which was se...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On Oct. 13, the West Springfield School Committee was informed of the progress in preparing schools for a hybrid-learning model.

The district practiced synchronous l...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – West Springfield Mayor Will Reichelt is urging the town council to reduce sewer rates by about 25 percent. In a letter sent to Town Council president Brian Griffin, Reichel...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – West Springfield Public Schools (WSPS) will be transitioning to a hybrid learning model beginning on Oct. 26. The West Springfield School Committee voted on Oct. 6 to pivot...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Residents in the town of West Springfield have found themselves on opposing sides in a battle for what is best for the town’s children. Since the West Springfield Sch...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – A senior at West Springfield High School (WSHS) is raising money to build footbridges around the high school, a project that he hopes will help high school athletes and ear...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Michael Bongiorni and Jesse Sayer, representatives from NV5, the Coburn School project’s operator’s project manager (OPM) presented the West Springfield School ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – At farm stands and small on-site stores, farmers sell a fair amount of products that they help to produce. Dairy farms around Western Massachusetts and parts of Connecticut...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD –  Janet Blake, a jewelry designer and graphic designer living in West Springfield, is a self-proclaimed bagel lover.

Having grown up in Upstate New York and spe...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD/LONGMEADOW – West Springfield Public Schools (WSPS) has a new director of curriculum, instruction and assessment, one that comes with significant experience.

“Dr...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Town Council met Sept. 8 to rehash a resolution regarding the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home and the installation of a cellular tower.

John Paradi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD/HOLYOKE  –  Kaydn McDonough lives and attends school in West Springfield, but has a special place in her heart for the city of Holyoke.

The West Springfield ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD/AGAWAM – The West of the River Chamber of Commerce (WRC)’s Mayoral Breakfast was conducted virtually this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. West Springfield Mayor Will R...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD –  For the past two years Mary and Fred Kadushin, co-chairs of Feed the Kids Golf Tournament, have hosted a golf tournament at the Springfield Country Club in West Sprin...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On  Aug. 25, the West Springfield School Committee approved Superintendent Tim Connor’s plan for the return to school of high–needs students, for whom, Con...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Town Council attempted to pass a resolution at its Aug. 17 meeting that condemned the state’s handling of healthcare at the Holyoke Soldiers&rsqu...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On Aug. 10, the West Springfield School Committee voted unanimously to adopt a “phased-in” plan for resuming school in the fall. The plan will begin as remote l...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD –  Tropical storm Isaias swept through the region on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 4. With the storm brought wind gusts that toppled trees and telephone poles which cause...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Public Schools have embarked on a three-year project to examine and root out bias in the district and address it when found. Superintendent Tim Connor ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On July 31, it was announced that the Town of West Springfield would receive $40,909 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Assistance to Firefighters ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Superintendent Tim Connor presented the options to reopen schools to the West Springfield School Committee at its meeting on July 28.

Connor emphasized that the plan...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On July 15, the West Springfield’s Visiting Angels moved into a new office at 33 Westfield St., Suite 1, to accommodate their growing client base.

Visiting Ang...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Zoning overlay districts were a topic of much debate at the July 20 West Springfield Town Council meeting.

First, a public hearing was conducted on a proposed billbo...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – A New England tradition, the Big E, may be canceled this year due to the ongoing pandemic, but people will still be able to enjoy food, shopping and entertainment on the fa...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD –  Each year, the West Springfield Church of Christ hosts a school supply giveaway for the families of the Mittineague Elementary School. This year, due to the hardships...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Families were given an update regarding West Springfield Public School’s plan for reopening from Superintendent Tim Connor.

Connor took to Facebook to provide ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Big E announced their cancellation last week on June 29 due to COVID–19, and with that, the hundreds of thousands of visitors that they have each year took to soc...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD– West Springfield will now allow restaurants in town to host live musical acts one week after Mayor William Reichelt said he was unsure if musical entertainment at such venue...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The 2020 Eastern States Exposition, more commonly referred to as the Big E, has been cancelled due to public safety concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.

Th...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – At the June 15 West Springfield Town Council meeting, Town Attorney Kate O’Brien-Scott praised the work that went into the new Bear Hole Conservation Restriction. She...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD –  Months after the doors to White Hut in West Springfield closed abruptly, a White Hut food truck was debuted in the restaurant’s original location at 280 Memoria...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Camden Smith of West Springfield had plans of spending his summer in Canada playing lacrosse. Despite his initial summer plans being canceled, he’s determined to not ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD - The senior class at West Springfield High School celebrated their graduation with a parade.

WEST SPRINGFIELD – With exactly one month until the new fiscal year begins on July 1, the West Springfield Town Council approved an operating budget for FY21 in the amount of $101,953,378.53....
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Public hearings on two zoning ordinance changes were the focus of the May 18 West Springfield Town Council meeting.

The first zoning change would establish a “...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Town Council hosted a meeting on May 18, where the town’s upcoming budget was a significant topic of discussion.

After some technical diff...
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BOSTON/WEST SPRINGFIELD – As part of an expanded coronavirus testing plan for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker announced on May 14 the establishment of additional drive-t...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield School Committee met on May 12 to approve a resolution asking the federal government to provide “increased Federal support and stimulus funding f...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Boys and Girls Club has found a unique way to host one of the annual fundraisers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Resource Development Director S...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD/WESTFIELD – Residents of West Springfield and Westfield heard explosions on the night of May 5, but rather than something to be concerned about, Sgt. Joseph LaFrance of the W...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield School District has come up with a way to celebrate those graduating in 2020, after the remainder of the school year was canceled due to the ongoing co...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD - A local, beloved donut store is now providing a way for families to get their donut fix and stay occupied while stuck at home.

Katie Warren, whose family owns Donut Dip, n...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – A local automotive repair shop is asking the community to give back to a food pantry that serves both West Springfield and Agawam.

Mike Zabik, who owns Mike’s ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – West Springfield Mayor William Reichelt, along with 21 other mayors from across the state, signed a letter to Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka and Speaker of the...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Town Council approved a request by Mayor William Reichelt and Town Accountant/Chief Financial Officer Sharon Wilcox on April 23 to extend the deadline ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – With two locations in Western Massachusetts, urgent care company American Family Care (AFC) has dedicated weekdays at its 18 Union St., West Springfield office to testing f...
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 WEST SPRINGFIELD – While current circumstances prevented the annual town-wide Easter egg hunt, a mother and daughter pair from West Springfield hosted their own version to bring joy in ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On March 25, West Springfield Mayor Will Reichelt requested the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) take the next step toward implementing safety recommendations for ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On April 17, a big green Peter Pan bus pulled up outside the Massachusetts Building on the Eastern States Exposition (ESE) fairgrounds.

The doors to the luggage comp...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield School Committee voted to suspend the superintendent search point superintendent Tim Connor to the permanent post at its meeting on April 7.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Until recently, firefighters and police who had been exposed to COVID-19 had to travel to Foxborough to be tested for the novel coronavirus. With the opening of a second te...
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AGAWAM/WEST SPRINGFIELD – A local towing company is working to ensure that despite difficult times and being unable to have a party, children in the community still get to celebrate their bir...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Town Council approved an updated hazard mitigation plan on March 23 that had been spearheaded by Town Planner Allyson Manuel and Fire Chief William Fla...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – At a public hearing at the March 10 West Springfield School Committee meeting, Interim Superintendent Tim Connor presented the district’s requests for the Fiscal Year...
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WEST?SPRINGFIELD – West Springfield’s Finest will face off against its Bravest in the Battle of the Badges, a hockey game to benefit a local family in their time of need.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Boys and Girls Club will host their annual Flutes and Flavors fundraiser event on March 27 to help fund programs they put on throughout the year.

WEST SPRINGFIELD – After weeks of discussion, study sessions and dozens of residents weighing in, the West Springfield City Council voted on March 4 against signing a preliminary conservation...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Town Council conducted a study session on Feb. 26 to consider appraisal issues regarding the Bear Hole conservation restriction (CR) proposed by MassAu...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – “Everyone agrees. I want [Bear Hole] protected – I disagree with this process,” Daniel O’Brien told his fellow town councilors and the large group o...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – White Hut has been a staple in West Springfield for nearly 100 years, but on the night of Feb. 7, the restaurant closed its doors for good.

The restaurant on 280 Mem...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On the Wednesday morning of February vacation, while many high school students were sleeping in, West Springfield High School (WSHS) senior Hannah Amsden was in the gym tra...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – With the exit of Superintendent Michael Richard, the West Springfield School Committee unanimously selected Curriculum Director Tim Connor to become the interim superintend...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Town of West Springfield informed residents of some improvements that they hope will take place in the area of the Bear Hole Reservoir.

West Springfield Mayor Wi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Tatham Elementary School Principal Kate Morneau brought more than a dozen of her students to the West Springfield School Committee meeting on Feb. 11 to present their work ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Public School district will see various projects take place throughout 2020, but the largest and most complex, by far, is the one that will bring the n...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Wendy Diamond, owner of Flag Fables, has found the key to retail success with the perfect combination of online and brick-and-mortar sales.

Flag Fables was started 3...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Town Council voted at its meeting on Feb. 3 to indefinitely suspend the 30 percent sewer fee increase that had been scheduled for July 1. The rate hike...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The work being done at Coburn School was on display at the West Springfield School Committee meeting on Jan. 28.

Coburn School Vice Principal Mike Atkins briefed the...
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When it comes to choosing a wedding ring for the groom, the look is anything but traditional for 2020. At least that was the take Eric Stevens of Stevens Jewelers,  located on Elm Street in We...
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Recently engaged? Tracking the trends in wedding planning as you begin to map out your big day? If you didn’t make it to the 30th Annual Springfield Wedding & Bridal Expo at the Eastern S...
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 WEST SPRINGFIELD – West Springfield High School baseball players will have a place to sit in style during their home games this spring. Two new dugouts are being installed at the baseba...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – West Springfield Public Schools (WSPS) Superintendent Michael Richard has begun contract negotiations for the position of superintendent with the Lee–Tyringham School...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD –  Police from the Holyoke Police Department, the West Springfield Police Department and the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department served the community in a differen...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Eastern States Exposition fairgrounds in West Springfield are host to an array of events throughout the year, including bridal shows, hobby shows and arts festivals. On...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD - West Springfield’s 2020 Town Councilors Edward Sullivan, Nathan Bech, George Kelly, Brian Clune, Anthony DiStephano, Brian Griffin, Sean Powers and Dan O’Brien a...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD - Members of the 2020 West Springfield School Committee, Kathy Alevras, Jennifer Marcus, Pat Garbacik, Colleen Marcus, Nancy Farrell and William Garvey are sworn in by Town Cl...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – It was standing-room only in the council chambers of the J. Edward Christian Municipal Office Building on Jan. 2 with police officers, dignitaries, friends and family as Pa...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Town Council conducted its last meeting of the year on Dec. 16 to decide on the appropriation of $51,800 from the reserve fund that was requested by Ce...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Veteran Service Officer (VSO) Anthony Ciollaro stood near a table set up at the front of the dining space at the West Springfield Senior Center on the morning of Dec. 10. A...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Dec. 14 grand opening of the West Springfield Town Museum was the result of nearly a year of curating artifacts from the town’s history into a single building, bu...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – John Sullivan from the New England School Development Council (NESDEC) presented the non-profit organization’s findings on a demographic study and enrollment projecti...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD –  “This is the most Christmasy I’ve felt all year,” remarked Officer Josh Seidell of the West Springfield Police Department as he, Officer Matthew Pin...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – After 12 years serving the Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity, Executive Director Jennifer Schimmel is stepping down from her position at the end of December.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On Dec. 2, the West Springfield Town Council revisited a request from AT&T CRAN to install a mini–cellular antenna on a pole on Union Street.

The topi...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Many people sleep out in the cold each winter. For a few days this December, West Springfield’s bravest will be “Homeless for the Holidays,” in an effort ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – For the first year, the Boys and Girls Club of West Springfield, 615 Main St., is hosting a holiday craft fair in conjunction with its annual Holiday Tour of Homes.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD – For decades Storrowton Village has been offering families a variety of ways to celebrate the holiday season.

Two of the events being offered this year include t...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – For the 32nd year, the town of West Springfield will gather to kick off the holiday season with a lighting ceremony and holiday songs.

While Victoria Connor, directo...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – For the ninth year, the Melha Shriners Feztival of trees will grace the holiday season with dozens of beautifully decorated trees.

However, for the first time this ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Regional Chamber Government Reception is an annual opportunity for chamber members to speak with members of the Western Massachusetts legislation delegation...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD  – For the 24th year, the Holiday Tour of Homes is giving people a chance to glimpse into some of the most festive homes in West Springfield, all while raising money for...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – An appropriation of $46,726.40 was approved by the West Springfield Town Council at their Nov. 18 meeting to alleviate issues with school buses in town.

Councilor Ge...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Holiday shopping is in full swing and stores have a lot to offer those looking for the perfect gift.

Stores such as Wal-Mart, Target and Best Buy offer shoppers hun...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Mayor Will Reichelt began the West Springfield School Committee meeting on Nov. 12 with a moment of silence for Kyle Thibodeau, a 17-year-old West Springfield High School s...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Recent continued funding from a national grant is continuing to help the West Springfield CARE Coalition educate residents and prevent substance abuse among the town’...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Westside took to the polls on Nov. 5 to select town councilors and members of the school committee. The town chose to stay the course by reelecting the 12 incumbents who ra...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – With Halloween over, holiday preparations are in full swing for the Christmas season. One popular holiday event that begins in late November is the Red Thread 5th Annual Yu...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Zach Chornyak, a project manager from Tighe and Bond, and Robert Colson, director of the Department of Public Works presented the West Springfield Town Council with an upda...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – With the help of a $39,856 Commonwealth Dual Enrollment Partnership Grant, students at West Springfield High School (WSHS) can now take college-level health sciences course...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Students and faculty at Tatham Elementary School will soon have a little more room to breathe. The finishing touches are being put on four new modular classrooms that have ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Election Day is nearly here for West Springfield. Reminder Publishing asked the school committee candidates, “What are the most pressing issues facing the school dist...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The CARE Coalition, an organization that works toward making West Springfield a substance–free community gave a presentation to the town council at its meeting on Oct...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Election Day is nearly here for West Springfield. The Nov. 5 contest sees six candidates vying for five town councilor at-large seats and two candidates each in the Distric...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Tipping your bartender is always appreciated, but tipping the guest bartenders at the Trinity Pub at the Irish Cultural Center of Western New England on Oct. 16 helped save...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Town Council took a major step forward in the construction of a completely new Philip G. Coburn Elementary School at their Oct. 7 meeting when they app...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – For three years now rows of flags have filled the Town Green in West Springfield both as a tribute to those who have served our country and as a way to raise money for a lo...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Merrick neighborhood in West Springfield gained their own little library.

The Little Free Library, which was recently installed, will allow anyone who wants to r...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Desks and conference tables were pushed to one side of the 300–foot long showroom of Lexington Group, an office furniture company in West Springfield. In the center o...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Westfield native David Broderick was among the victims of the World War II-era B-17 bomber crash at Bradley International Airport Oct. 2.

Broderick, 56, was a WW II ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Counselor Sean Powers proposed a general ordinance to increase outdoor seating downtown at the Sept. 17 West Springfield Town Council meeting.

The ordinance would al...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD– A West Springfield elementary school teacher who goes above and beyond to provide for her students got a huge surprise when a website she’s used to provide resources f...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Four of Kady Musial children ride West Springfield School District’s bus number 2, at different times of the day. While the bus is always fairly full, the run for the...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – What’s better than a run through a beautiful park at the peak of fall foliage? Enjoying some post-run apple cider and a doughnut.

The Rotary Club of West Sprin...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Massachusetts Building at the Big E turned 100 Sept. 16 with a celebratory rededication ceremony.

Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and Department of Agricultural Resources ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Hundreds of residents and first responders gathered around the eternal flame that stands on West Springfield’s town common. Its simple plaque reads, “In Memory ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – West Springfield is home to a large Southeast Asian community of more than 2,000 people and those residents now have an additional resource available to them as they age....
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – At the Sept. 10 West Springfield School Committee meeting, Assistant Superintendent Kevin McQuillan informed the committee of a problem that had arisen regarding transporta...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The news staff of Reminder Publishing combed the Big E on opening day looking for both new features and traditional favorites.

Farm boy at heart...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – There were unexpected fireworks before the West Springfield Town Council meeting on Sept. 3. The Traffic and Safety Subcommittee had met earlier in the evening to discuss, ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On Sept. 4, theatergoers at the Majestic Theater in West Springfield attended a preview night for the latest production, “The Tuna Goddess.” The cost of admissi...
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AGAWAM/WEST SPRINGFIELD  – With the Big E around the corner, a large cause for concern has been and will continue to be the construction of the Morgan-Sullivan Bridge.

The bridge,...
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SPRINGFIELD– A group of teen rowers from across the Pioneer Valley and parts of Connecticut have broken a world record for most rows on a machine in a day, all while raising money for a good ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Toddlers in West Springfield have a new place to learn and grow. The Boys & Girls Club had a grand opening for Little Futures, a preschool on the Main Street campus. Tw...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – When learning to be a police officer, it’s not uncommon to see recruits marching, running obstacle courses, and learning how to use police gear. It is uncommon, howev...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Boys and Girls Club is looking for volunteers for their annual Holiday Tour of Homes fundraiser in December.

The first holiday tour, which takes...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – A few times a year Western Massachusetts comes together to publicly celebrate their Irish heritage. However, the celebration of Irish culture takes place year round at the ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – West Springfield wants to hear from you. The Council on Aging and the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) have come together to conduct a series of seven listening se...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The town of West Springfield has entered an agreement with an energy company that is designed to help residents save money on their electric bill over the course of three y...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Western Massachusetts will be able to experience the cultural traditions of Ireland at the second annual Lúnasa (loon-uh-suh), a festival at the Irish Cultural Cente...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – It was nearing 80-degrees as golfers gathered at the Springfield Country Club the afternoon of July 29 to participate in the Max Golf Classic. Golf carts as far as the eye ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Put on your sneakers and gear up for the fourth annual Big 5K Road Race, Scramble, and Kids Fun Run at the Big E fairgrounds in West Springfield on Aug. 30.

“T...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – A unique West Springfield business, Crepes Tea House, is expanding their reach with the opening of another location, this time in Southwick.

According to the Crepes ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – In the wake of a July 20 structural fire on Elm Street in West Springfield, the community has come together to help the families displaced by the fire. Tenants from a total...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – For the 21st year, dozens of horses trotted around the Big E over the course of the three-day long Yankee Color Classic. Horses of all colors and breeds filtered in and out...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The heavenly aroma of chocolate and espresso will fill the air on Aug. 7 when Kim Larkin brings her chocolate pairing program to the West Springfield Public Library. Larkin...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Classic Burgers, a restaurant located at the site of a former Friendly’s in West Springfield, is hard to miss with its bright blue paint and red trim. 

Wh...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Dozens of jeeps decked out in Christmas lights, garland, and giant ornaments paraded down River Street in West Springfield on their way to deliver donated food.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD/ HOLYOKE – The sunny weather, peaceful water, and towering trees at the Bear Hole Reservoir in West Springfield provided a fitting backdrop to the announcement of the Tri-Cit...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD –  Alyssa Wilton, 15, of West Springfield, doesn’t spend her time the way many other kids her age do. While she may hang out with her friends and scroll through so...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Residents in West Springfield have a new option available to them in the fight to keep down home-repair costs with water and sewer line protection from Service Line Warrant...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD –  A guiding principal in Chris Lizotte’s life is service. He served the United States in the Massachusetts Army National Guard and, for the past four and a half y...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On July 13, the Storrowton Village Museum in West Springfield will celebrate Little House Family Day as part of the museum’s “Storrowton Saturdays” lineup...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Bonnie Skelton sat next to the Obedience ring, passing the time until her turn. Amid the constant barks and human voices, the person in the ring could be heard shouting com...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Hidden from the bustling traffic of route 20, up a long driveway, is a gray stone house that was built in the 1920s. One day soon, visitors will be able to step into that b...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On June 17 during the West Springfield Town Council meeting, the Council voted to pass a resolution urging legislature to consider allowing Keno operators to offer sports b...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – This summer, the Community and Family Engagement West Springfield and Ascentria Care Alliance will collaborate to host a Gardening with Kids summer program. The program, wh...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – West Side is celebrating spring with barrels of bright flowers thanks to the help of Fini’s Plant Farm and the West Springfield Garden Club. Al Fini, owner of Fini&rs...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Dolphins, and turtles, and fish, oh my! West Springfield may not have an aquarium, but during the month of July, they have the next best thing. John Matlock, an aquatic art...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On June 29, the Multicultural Resource Center of Massachusetts will host the 14th annual Kalinka, a multicultural festival that celebrates the cultures of Russian-speaking ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The last two West Springfield School Committee meetings of the 2018–2019 year, on May 28 and June 11, were focused on honoring the work of educators and preparing for...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – At the West Springfield Town Council meeting on June 3, the Town Council voted to approve Councilor Sean Powers’ single-use plastic bag ban.

In a public hearin...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – This year marks the 100th anniversary of Hayden Corp., a thermal spray coating and laser-cladding service company in West Springfield. The company has come a long way from ...
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – On June 1, more than 50 West Springfield children donned their helmets to take part in the annual Michael Vezzola Bicycle Rodeo and Family Safety Day.

The event is p...
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