Peter Currier, Author at The Westfield News

Congamond Lake reopens for motorboats as water levels recede

SOUTHWICK — Lake Management Committee member Dick Grannells said Friday evening that Congamond Lake was reopened for motorized boating after the water...

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Business

WG&E customer arrears back to ‘pre-pandemic’ levels

WESTFIELD — Westfield Gas & Electric General Manager Thomas P. Flaherty said Sept. 8 that the majority of customers who missed payments...

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Education

Student vax rate ticks up slightly, but still short of goal

SOUTHWICK — Vaccination rates for middle and high school-aged kids in Southwick, Tolland and Granville increased slightly in the past two weeks,...

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SWK/Hilltowns

High lake levels put damper on Labor Day boating

SOUTHWICK — The final major boating weekend of the summer was effectively shut down as Lake Congamond water levels remained significantly elevated...

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Health

City suffers 1st COVID death in months, though infection rate drops

WESTFIELD — The number of new COVID-19 infections fell slightly in Westfield this week, as the city recorded its first coronavirus-related death...

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SWK/Hilltowns

High water levels close Congamond to motorized traffic

SOUTHWICK — Lake Congamond was closed to all motorized watercraft Friday morning, as the water levels rapidly increased by more than a...

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Entertainment

Holiday events will be back on Park Square in 2021

WESTFIELD — Traditional holiday events will be back on Park Square this year, after being canceled or severely scaled back during the...

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Police/Fire

Appointments mark end of police reserve force

WESTFIELD — Seven reserves became full-time officers this week, as the state’s police reform laws prompted the end of the Westfield Police...

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Around Town

Brewfest raises more than $30K for Children’s Museum

WESTFIELD — Whip City Brewfest raised more than $30,000 for the Amelia Park Children’s Museum as hundreds packed in Central Street on...

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Education

‘Progressive discipline’ will enforce mask mandate at STGRSD

SOUTHWICK — Superintendent Jennifer Willard said Aug. 30 that the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District will use a “progressive discipline” system for students who...