Westfield NewsRoom

Senate passes tech spending bill

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Senate has passed a nearly $1 billion bond bill authorizing spending on an array of projects designed to...

Police Log, June 25, 2014

WESTFIELD Emergency Response and Crime Report Wednesday, June 25, 2014 3:13 a.m.: noise complaint, Crescent Circle, a caller reports loud voices are...

Court Log, June 25, 2014

Westfield District Court Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Larry J. Saccamando, 54, of 189 Springfield Road, was held in lieu of $1,000 cash...

Deal could avert ballot questions on hospitals

BOSTON (AP) — A union representing nurses in Massachusetts says it will withdraw two proposed November ballot questions if a deal reached...

Officials seek new buffer zone rules

BOB SALSBERG, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts officials who support protest-free zones around abortion clinics said yesterday they would seek to...

Patrick signs minimum wage hike

BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick signed a law yesterday that would raise the state’s $8 per hour minimum wage to a U.S.-leading...

Students display artwork at WSU

WESTFIELD – As part of its 175th Anniversary celebration, Westfield State University is showcasing the owl paintings of 14 second graders from...

Josh Simpson to visit Downtown Art Gallery

WESTFIELD – Westfield’s free 15-week celebration of the glass artistry of Josh Simpson opens Saturday with the Megaplanet Promenade: the Josh Simpson...

Lawry visits school

Fatal crash in Chester

CHESTER — Massachusetts State Police say a New Hampshire man has died in a single-car crash near 250 Middlefield Street in Chester....

Police Log, June 24, 2014

WESTFIELD Emergency Response and Crime Report Tuesday, June 24, 2014 12:41 a.m.: assist citizen, Westfield Police Department, 15 Washington St., a Springfield...

Police Log, June 18, 2013

WESTFIELD Emergency Response and Crime Report Wednesday, June 18, 2014 6:52 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Elm Street at Chapel Street, a patrol...