The Westfield News
Posts By Peter Francis
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1.1KSWK/HilltownsHumason, Leahy debate issues in Westfield forum
WESTFIELD – In front of a crowd who took shelter on a damp dreary evening in the auditorium of Westfield Vocational-Technical High...
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997BusinessCity businesses throw down donation gauntlet
WESTFIELD – At the Westfield Athenaeum Wednesday, a small collection of downtown merchants and assembled city officials gathered to hear the announcement...
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Westfield
Sons of Erin scholarship fundraiser Friday
WESTFIELD – For their annual scholarship fundraiser, the Sons of Erin’s Women’s Auxiliary decided on a seasonal take this Halloween, hiring Lisa...
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820SWK/HilltownsCommittee approves Russell school option
WESTFIELD – An ad-hoc committee entrusted with finding a home for the students of Juniper Park Elementary School for the 2015-2016 school...
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Health
Area medical centers prep for Ebola virus
WESTFIELD – A hearing was held in Boston last Thursday by the joint Committee of Public Health examining how prepared the Commonwealth...
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788BusinessRail trail extension could energize economy
WESTFIELD – On Thursday night, the Westfield City Council accepted a $2 million Gateway Communities grant to fund an extension of the...
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836WestfieldLocal questions will be on Nov. ballot
WESTFIELD – On November 4, Massachusetts residents will stroll to the polls to cast their ballots for statewide referendums – chief among...
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1.1KBusinessVoc-Tech gets Gulfstream grant
WESTFIELD – After much speculation, the ink is finally dry on an agreement between Gulfstream Aerospace and Westfield Vocational Technical High School...
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SWK/Hilltowns
Lawmakers hold hearing on Ebola readiness here
BOSTON — Federal funding cuts have made it more difficult for the medical community to prepare for potential cases of Ebola, a...
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914WestfieldHigh-priority paving projects progress
WESTFIELD – While there is still time remaining until the asphalt plants shut down for the winter and effectively end thsi year’s...
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Health
Lawmakers to hold public hearing on state’s Ebola response
BOSTON — A legislative panel is trying to determine if Massachusetts is ready to deal with Ebola. The Legislature’s Public Health Committee...
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860WestfieldSchool building contract void, city to rebid
WESTFIELD – In the wake of a Superior Court decision granting the city of Westfield the right to proceed with the construction...
