The Westfield News
Posts By Hope E. Tremblay
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2.4KEducationWestfield, Southwick to continue online learning as Baker orders K-12 schools to remain closed
GREATER WESTFIELD – Following Gov. Charlie Baker’s announcement April 21 that grade K-12 schools would remain closed through the end of the...
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3.1KWestfieldVelis plan to investigate Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke to include funding and staffing probe
WESTFIELD – State Rep. John C. Velis said the COVID-19 crisis at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke continues to affect families and...
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7.0KHealth
Rouse requests COVID-19 tracing assistant
WESTFIELD – The Massachusetts Department of Health is coordinating efforts to assist communities with COVID-19 contact tracing, a daunting task for Westfield,...
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5.8KAround TownCouple receives surprise parade on what would have been their wedding day
WESTFIELD – Matthew McKearney and Maddie Scozzari should have been married April 18. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the couple postponed the...
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1.7KLetters/EditorLETTER: Thom still serving community
To the Editor , We would like the community to know that the Thom Westfield Infant Toddler Services is continuing to take...
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1.9KOp/EdHappy EastMasMemThanksFourth-0ween?
Last week began with Easter, ended with Thanksgiving and had Christmas in between. What? It’s the “new normal” where anything goes, so...
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2.6KSWK/HilltownsSouthwick burning permits rise 100 percent
SOUTHWICK – With more people at home during the coronavirus pandemic, burn permits are on the rise in Southwick. “Last year at...
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3.1KPolice/FireNumber of police, fire personnel with COVID-19 decreases
WESTFIELD – Members of the city’s police and fire departments who were stricken with COVID-19 are either recovered or on the mend....
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4.3KFood/TravelFree meals to go offered Saturday evenings
WESTFIELD – Making sure everyone has food is a priority for the Westfield Food Pantry and Food Bank. To ensure no one...
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3.1KHealth
COVID-19: ‘Social distancing and staying home is working’ says Rouse
City leaders say residents are flattening the curve WESTFIELD –By all accounts, Westfield residents are working hard to flatten the curve of...
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2.2KSWK/HilltownsSouthwick Board of Health receives state funds
SOUTHWICK – The Southwick Board of Health received funding this week through the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. Chief Administrative Officer Karl Stinehart...
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3.1KHealthCity residents sewing masks for front line workers, general public
WESTFIELD – Alexandria Vassallo is worried. The mother of four says COVID-19 makes her “nervous,” mainly because her youngest daughter is...
