The Westfield News
Posts By Amy Porter
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793WestfieldWestfield Foundation for Education announces awards
WESTFIELD – The Westfield Foundation for Education (WFE) completed its 2015 grant cycle by awarding more than $17,000 to sixteen projects in...
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946WestfieldNewcomer program started at Highland Elementary
WESTFIELD – This September, 18 new English Language Learners (ELL) started at Highland Elementary School and three more have arrived since the...
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718SWK/HilltownsGateway plans for nearly half a million dollars in budget cuts
HUNTINGTON – The Gateway Regional School District began 2017 budget discussions at Wednesday’s School Committee meeting with a proposal that is $400,000...
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688SWK/HilltownsGateway students to fill Blessing Bags
HUNTINGTON – At Wednesday’s School Committee meeting, Student Council president and student representative Brennan Foley presented the Blessings Bags program, which will...
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733BusinessWestfield State students consider relationship with downtown at Mayor’s Symposium
WESTFIELD – Under the direction of Westfield State University English professor and city resident Vanessa Diana, a diverse group of WSU upper-level...
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740Police/FireSelect Board demands support for Ground Zero first responders
BLANDFORD – Adam Dolby, chair of the Blandford Select Board and volunteer firefighter for the town, was becoming increasingly frustrated about the...
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690WestfieldSchool Committee reconsiders superintendent search budget
WESTFIELD – During the open portion of the School Committee meeting Monday, City Council liaison Ralph Figy told the members that the...
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748EntertainmentFanfare Brass Choir performs in Huntington
HUNTINGTON – The Fanfare Brass Choir, a 10-piece brass band, performed sing-along Christmas selections at the First Congregational Church of Norwich Hill...
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715SWK/HilltownsNew hilltown task force weighs regional issues
HUNTINGTON – Twenty people from Gateway member towns gathered at the first regular Gateway Collaborative Task Force meeting in Stanton Hall Thursday...
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962Around TownGateway Senior Citizen Brunch
Story and photos by Amy Porter HUNTINGTON – Gateway Regional High School hosted its 29th Annual Senior Citizen Brunch on Wednesday, with...
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682WestfieldCommunity compact signed with Westfield
SPRINGFIELD – Acting Mayor Brian Sullivan, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse met with Lt. Governor Karyn Polito in...
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1.1KSWK/HilltownsShotgun season begins
HUNTINGTON – Brian Holt Hawthorne, a habitat biologist for the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFW) was checking in the 16th...
