Amy Porter

Posts By Amy Porter

• Education

  District makes headway with deferred maintenance projects

  WESTFIELD – Abner Gibbs Elementary School on West Silver Street is on its way to getting a new roof on the annex...

• Business

  Special Town Meeting in Blandford avoids controversial vote on TA

  BLANDFORD – The town of Blandford held a Special Town Meeting on Monday to vote on a new fire engine and truck...

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  Business

  Valley Eye Radio keeps visually impaired residents abreast of local news

  SPRINGFIELD – For about forty years, Valley Eye Radio, located at 44 Hampden Street in Springfield, has been broadcasting local news, information...

• Education

  ROAR volunteers read to elementary school students

  WESTFIELD – 57 volunteers from the Westfield community, including local business people, Westfield State hockey players, parents and school administrators visited the...

• Westfield

  Public participation and Public Hearing at City Council

  WESTFIELD – During the public participation portion of Thursday’s meeting, a resident of Broad Street using a sign language interpreter came forward...

• SWK/Hilltowns

  Blandford Special Town Meeting to eliminate Town Administrator

  BLANDFORD – A citizen’s petition submitted last month by Anthony J van Werkhooven with 99 signatures will force once again a vote...

• Westfield Newsroom

  Lengthy debate on Mayor’s 1.571 million budget reduction

  WESTFIELD – Beginning with a discussion in the Finance Committee at 5:30, and then continued during the City Council meeting itself, Mayor...

• SWK/Hilltowns

  Huntington Selectmen discuss Gardner State Park, the River Walk and ambulance service

  HUNTINGTON -At the Huntington Board of Selectmen’s regular meeting on Wednesday, Derrick Mason of Russell and Jeffrey Penn of Huntington spoke about...

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  Education

  Kindness Rock Garden unveiled at Abner Gibbs

  WESTFIELD – Abner Gibbs formally unveiled its Kindness Rock Garden Wednesday afternoon in a short ceremony in front of all the students...

• Education

  Several hundred participate in WSU’s “Walk Out Against Hate”

  WESTFIELD – Members of the Education faculty at Westfield State University organized a “Walk Out Against Hate” rally at 12:30 on Tuesday,...

• Education

  Gateway presents FY19 budget focus at joint meeting with towns

  HUNTINGTON – A dozen representatives from the six Gateway member towns attended the School Committee meeting last week in one of the...

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  Food/Travel

  WTA and WSKB to hold Thanksgiving Food Drive

  Westfield – For the fourth year, Ralph and Sue Figy are helping to coordinate a Thanksgiving Food Drive at Westfield Technical Academy...