Peter Francis

Posts By Peter Francis

• Business

  State funeral home oversight lacking

  WESTFIELD – Following the recent closure of the Ryder Funeral Home in South Hadley, reports have surfaced that the home, which opened...

• Entertainment

  Southwick set to clown around

  SOUTHWICK – Southwick’s Wendy Hart knew months ago, long before the pieces fell into place, that she wanted to put something together...

• Westfield

  City’s slice of state pie shrinks

  WESTFIELD – State Treasurer and 2014 gubernatorial candidate Steve Grossman announced late last month that the Massachusetts State Lottery is set to...

• SWK/Hilltowns

  Volunteers busy with adoptions

  WESTFIELD – This summer had been a busy one for Denise Sinico and the Westfield Homeless Cat Project (WHCP). “We probably have...

• Westfield

  Stanley Park to “park itself” in 50s

  WESTFIELD – For some residents of the Whip City, the 1950s were the most glorious decade of their lifetimes, spent watching The...

• Westfield

  Papermill Road named public way

  WESTFIELD – North side residents have new reason for excitement, as Papermill Road, one of the most pothole-afflicted roadways in the city,...

• Westfield

  Pols reflect on Sheriff’s tradition

  WESTFIELD – Longtime Hampden County Sheriff Michael Ashe has been a fixture at the Hampden County House of Corrections in Ludlow for...

• Westfield

  New domestic violence bill touted

  WESTFIELD – Comprehensive legislation creating new criminal offenses and protecting victims of domestic violence passed both houses of the Massachusetts State House...

• Westfield

  Agawam architects to design transit pavilion

  WESTFIELD – Reinhardt Associates Inc. (RAI) of Agawam has been selected by the Pioneer Valley Transportation Authority (PVTA) to design the new...

• Westfield

  Senior shows no signs of slowing

  WESTFIELD – After moving to Minnesota a short while ago, it takes a major event for Kim Daniels to venture to Massachusetts...

• Health

  Students hold blood drive

  WESTFIELD – Students from the “You Lead” Program at Westfield Vocational-Technical High School were in a large room just inside the Amelia...

• Westfield

  Major Diaz comes home

  WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. – At around 1 p.m. yesterday, Nick and Jake Diaz arrived at Bradley International Airport with their Mother, Maria,...