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• SWK/Hilltowns

  Superintendent’s Corner

  I appreciate the opportunity to answer some new questions about Blizzard Bags and ‘snow days’ given our cancellation of school on January...

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  Letters/Editor

  To the Editor: Why I Fear For Westfield’s Special Needs Students’ Futures

  We found out as a city that to run our schools as they currently run this year the school committee will need...

• Food/Travel

  Nutrition Concerns for the Elderly

  by Eliana Lakritz MS RD LDN, Clinical Dietitian, Baystate Noble Hospital Healthy eating is a major component of health maintenance throughout the aging...

• SWK/Hilltowns

  Trustworthy – Impressions may be Misleading

  by Norman Halls, contributor In our daily activities we don’t think about who or what to trust. We trust our family, friends,...

• Entertainment

  Review: The Springfield Symphony Orchestra

  by Mark G. Auerbach Springfield Symphony Maestro Kevin Rhodes spent the holidays in Vienna, conducting the Vienna State Opera Ballet’s  acclaimed revival...

• Entertainment

  Review: “The Comedy of Errors” at Hartford Stage

  by Mark G. Auerbach Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors is one of the Bard’s most popular comedy hits. Going back to a...

• Westfield

  Weekly update from Rep Velis

  Happy Saturday Westfield! Hope you all had a fantastic week. Last night marked the deadline for seasonably filed bills. I am proud...

• Business

  Treasurer Deb Goldberg Announces Alcohol Task Force

  BOSTON – Treasurer Deb Goldberg today announced the Treasurer’s Alcohol Task Force, which will convene an independent group of professionals to examine...

• Westfield

  Ward 4 and City Update from Councilor O’Connell

  On Tuesday, January 31 at 7 PM there will be a Public Hearing held regarding the Western Avenue/Court Street Construction Project.  If...

• Health

  State Environmental Officials Predict Another Year of Defoliation from Gypsy Moth in 2017

  BOSTON – Following widespread defoliation by the invasive gypsy moth in 2016, state environmental officials are predicting another season of higher than usual...

• Pulseline

  PulseLine: Councilor raises

  To get the full effect of the PulseLine, listen to the calls at thewestfieldnews.com. Seriously? The City Councilors want a 30% raise? From...

• Obituaries

  Millard (Bud) Hansford Eller, Jr.

  Millard (Bud) Hansford Eller, Jr. passed away January 18, 2017 at the Pines in Davidson, NC. He was born on October 6,...