The Westfield News
Posts By Michael Ballway
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1.5KWestfieldWard 1 councilor candidate Q&A: What would you add to the budget?
Editor’s note: Reminder Publishing sent both candidates for Westfield Ward 1 city councilor identical questionnaires covering several topics of interest to voters....
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2.7KSWK/HilltownsCritics say commission dismissal vote violated state law
SOUTHWICK — The Select Board has received at least six complaints for violations of the state Open Meeting Law as supporters of...
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2.8KWestfieldFamiliar mayoral candidates campaign in a changed world
WESTFIELD — In a way, for Donald Humason Jr. and Michael McCabe, the 2021 campaign is just like the last one: same...
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2.8KAround TownMarket reaped success this year, while sun shined
WESTFIELD — A swarm of yellow-shirted volunteers wrapped up the final Westfield Farmers Market of 2021 on Thursday. On a dry and...
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2.8KHealthHealth Bulletin: Vaccine mandates should be as accepted as smoking bans
WESTFIELD PUBLIC HEALTH WEEKLY BULLETIN By Juanita Carnes FNP, Board of Health chair This pandemic just keeps on going. Just when you...
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2.8KEducationBoys & Girls Club honors CEO with early education wing
WESTFIELD — For the CEO who has led the local Boys & Girls Club as it expanded its childcare and preschool services...
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3.9KSWK/HilltownsRedistricting plan would split Westfield, shift Southwick
BOSTON — Proposed legislative district maps released Tuesday would split Westfield between two representatives and move Southwick into a new Senate district....
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1.2KOp/EdColumn: Fun fairs are hard work
Columbus Day Weekend came and went like any other in Granville, without a Granville Harvest Fair for the second year in a...
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2.1KAround Town‘I do,’ not overdue: Couple’s next chapter starts at library
WESTFIELD — Folks leaving the Westfield Athenaeum last Saturday might have gone home with a long-awaited DVD, or a free pass to...
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2.5KAround TownFormer pastor, principal honored at Founders’ Day
WESTFIELD — St. Mary’s honored two leaders who built the present-day success of the parish and its schools at Founders’ Day on...
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3.1KPoliticalVelis, Pease are vaccinated, but Beacon Hill return hinges on those who aren’t
By Michael Ballway Staff Writer and Chris Lisinski State House News Service WESTFIELD — As Massachusetts’ legislative leaders debate whether they can...
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1.6KWestfieldMayor asks for aid on $17M spending plan
WESTFIELD — Spending $17 million is a big job. Mayor Donald Humason Jr. said this week that he’s going to need some...
