Amy Porter

Posts By Amy Porter

• Westfield

  Council considering City-wide smoking ban

  WESTFIELD – Following a discussion that focused largely on enforcement, the City Council voted 8-4 on Thursday to support the smoking ban...

• Health

  SEPAC to host meeting on navigating mental health services

  WESTFIELD – The Westfield Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, Dec. 1, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in...

• Business

  Taxes on agenda for City Council Thursday

  WESTFIELD – A public hearing to determine the percentages of the tax levy borne by each class of real and personal property...

• SWK/Hilltowns

  Hilltown Collaborative open house gets input from residents

  HUNTINGTON – The Hilltown Collaborative and MassDevelopment jointly sponsored an open house on Tuesday in Stanton Hall. Members of the six Gateway...

• Westfield

  L&O sends smoking ban on all city property to City Council

  WESTFIELD – Monday, the Legislative & Ordinance Committee unanimously approved a smoking ban on all city owned, operated or leased outdoor city...

• Health

  Westfield School Committee member, and dog, complete Pediatric Therapy training

  WESTFIELD – At the School Committee meeting last week, Diane Mayhew announced to her colleagues on the committee that she has completed...

• Westfield Newsroom

  The Westfield Museum is engaged in a long process to secure the history of whipmaking in Whip City

  WESTFIELD – In 2013, The Westfield Museum, Inc. was awarded a Community Preservation Act (CPA) grant of $809,470 to secure the envelope...

• Food/Travel

  White Oak students deliver food drive donations to the Common Goods pantry

  WESTFIELD – Students from Helping Hands at the White Oak School delivered boxes of food that they collected to the Common Goods...

• Westfield

  WHS Student Council exhibits Bomber Pride

  WESTFIELD – Today is pep rally day at Westfield High School, and the student council has big plans for it. First, every...

• Entertainment

  School Committee is treated to holiday songs; returns to business

  WESTFIELD – Monday’s School Committee meeting, which began with a pledge of allegiance led by Boy Scout Troop 820, was filled to...

• Police/Fire

  Tolland loses DPW building and equipment to fire

  TOLLAND – A fire destroyed the DPW building and equipment parked inside on Sunday afternoon. Tolland Fire Chief Eric Munson said Monday...

• Westfield

  Westfield High scores with College Application Celebration

  WESTFIELD – Westfield High School held a Massachusetts College Application Celebration this week in the library to help seniors apply for colleges....