The Westfield News
Posts By Amy Porter
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SWK/Hilltowns
Candidates for Blandford Board of Selectmen
BLANDFORD – Three residents are running for one seat on the Blandford Board of Selectmen, including incumbent Andy Montanaro, Bryan Young and...
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Westfield
Council tackles many items in lengthy meeting
WESTFIELD – During Thursday’s Council meeting, the amendment to expand notification to abutters regarding zoning changes took another step toward realization in...
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Entertainment
Future of Blandford Ski Area questioned
WESTFIELD – Conversations and rumors have been circulating via social media about the future of the Blandford Ski Area, since an emergency...
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Business
Cabot Road industrial park gets pushback
WESTFIELD – On the second reading and final passage of an order to transfer 66 acres on Cabot Road to the city...
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Business
Boise Cascade operations still face opposition
WESTFIELD – The public hearing on a change in operating hours for Boise Cascade continued during Thursday night’s City Council meeting. Rob...
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Business
Movement in legislature on hilltown turnpike exit
BOSTON – Representative William “Smitty” Pignatelli (D-Lenox) secured language for the 4th Berkshire District in the House of Representatives’ version of the...
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Westfield Newsroom
Westfield Public Schools recognized nationally
WESTFIELD – Global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) announced on Wednesday that it has named Westfield Public School District (WPSD) an...
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Education
Westfield Tech students receive five medals at state SkillsUSA competition
WESTFIELD – Five Westfield Technical Academy seniors medaled in the SkillsUSA state competition in Marlboro in April, the most ever from the...
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Westfield
Horticulture Tech students plant trees with third graders at Munger Hill
WESTFIELD – Instructor David Dion and four sophomores from the Horticulture Technology shop at Westfield Technical Academy planted three apple trees during...
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Business
Town officials take a “walk audit” tour through Huntington center
HUNTINGTON – About a dozen community leaders in Huntington went on a “walk audit” of the town Tuesday afternoon, with the help...
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Education
Schools in Western Massachusetts receive funding to prevent opioid addiction
BRAINTREE – School children in communities throughout Western Massachusetts will join those in districts across Massachusetts receiving an unprecedented investment in evidence-based...
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Education
School Committee votes on cut to budget
WESTFIELD – Following a Finance Committee recommendation, the School Committee voted a $203,000 cut to the Westfield Public Schools budget for FY17-18. ...
