Amy Porter

Posts By Amy Porter

• Health

  Medical marijuana facility host agreement sought

  WESTFIELD – During Mayor Brian P. Sullivan’s briefing to the City Council on Thursday, he asked for consideration and approval of a...

• Business

  Boise Cascade seeks operation change at public hearing

  WESTFIELD – A public hearing to allow Boise Cascade to extend to a 24-hour operation was held Thursday during the City Council...

• SWK/Hilltowns

  Future of Gardner State Park in question

  HUNTINGTON – Police Chief Robert Garriepy received a call last week from Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) officials at Tolland State...

• Westfield

  Huntington officials trained in new Public Records Law

  HUNTINGTON – Elected and appointed town officials gathered for a training Wednesday in Stanton Hall on the new public records law, which...

• Westfield

  Westfield Tech students to compete in SkillsUSA

  WESTFIELD – Westfield Technical Academy is sending 37 of its top students to the SkillsUSA District Leadership and Skills Conference on Friday...

• SWK/Hilltowns

  Hilltown Collaborative receives grant for economic development

  CHESTER – On Friday, Andrew Myers, chair of the Hilltown Collaborative, the group that formed after the six Gateway hilltowns signed a...

• Business

  Westfield business among workforce training grant recipients

  WESTFIELD – On Wednesday, the Baker-Polito Administration awarded $7.9 million in workforce training fund grants to 111 Massachusetts companies for training over...

• Westfield

  Pajama Day at Franklin Ave. School

  WESTFIELD – Franklin Avenue elementary school’s “K-Kids,” a 3-5 grade club sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, held its first annual Pajama Day...

• SWK/Hilltowns

  Gateway budget by the numbers

  HUNTINGTON – The Gateway Regional School Committee voted to pass the school budget for FY18 at its meeting on Wednesday, after pushing...

• SWK/Hilltowns

  Huntington losing key officials

  HUNTINGTON – Two key public servants turned in their resignations at Huntington’s Board of Selectmen meeting on Wednesday. A letter was read...

• Westfield

  School Committee hears from Middle Schools, Superintendent

  WESTFIELD – The School Committee meeting which followed the Finance sub-committee opened with the North Middle School 8th grade chorus singing two...

• Westfield

  Redistricting discussion continues

  WESTFIELD – Alerted by a robo-call from the district, parents packed City Council Chambers on Monday for a third Finance sub-committee meeting to...