The Westfield News
Posts By Peter Francis
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784BusinessPatrick backs ballot measure on bottle deposits
WESTFIELD – Gov. Deval Patrick is urging passage of a ballot question that would expand the state’s beverage deposit law to cover...
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846WestfieldCritics: Gas tax question will harm roads, bridges
WESTFIELD — Opponents of a ballot question that would repeal a new law linking future increases in the state gas tax to...
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786WestfieldJuniper ad-hoc committee established
WESTFIELD – At a special meeting of the Westfield School Committee last night, a special ad-hoc committee was created to vet the...
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1.1KWestfieldBeloved chaplain leaves lasting legacy
WESTFIELD – Most people start to slow down and lose steam a little after they turn 80. Rev. John T. Dean, the...
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863Westfield88 percent pass MCAS, but achievement gaps remain statewide
WESTFIELD — Nearly nine in 10 high school sophomores passed the standardized Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam on their first try...
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797WestfieldPractice lights meeting to be held tomorrow
WESTFIELD – The public is invited to attend an informational meeting on the new practice lights being installed at the Westfield High...
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824WestfieldWSU Foundation pays honor through scholarships
WESTFIELD – Westfield State University’s Horace Mann Center played host to the WSU Foundation’s annual Meeting of the Corporation Thursday evening. At...
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963WestfieldTrustees set evaluation timeline
WESTFIELD – The Executive Committee of Westfield State University’s Board of Trustees met Thursday to set a timetable for evaluating the job...
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2.4KWestfieldWestfield State breaks ground on new science center
WESTFIELD – Next to a white tent in the commuter parking lot of Westfield State University yesterday, several shovels gleamed in the...
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1.0KSWK/HilltownsGirl Scouts on lookout for volunteers
WESTFIELD – For decades, the Girl Scouts of America have been a fixture in western Mass. and are looking to continue making...
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891Westfield“Birdies for the Veterans” to tee off tomorrow
WESTFIELD – An organization seeking to help veterans reacclimate to life back home is hosting what it hopes to be the first...
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727WestfieldTickets on sale to “Follow the Flock” south
WESTFIELD – In an effort to raise additional funding for the Westfield Athenaeum, a strange flock of plastic pink flamingos has descended...
