Peter Francis

Posts By Peter Francis

• Sports

  Post 124, Plasse pick up wins

  AGAWAM – It was an interesting afternoon of baseball for Westfield Post 124, as the squad picked up two victories, a forfeit...

• Sports

  Westfield Softball Majors show improvement

  WESTFIELD – The Westfield Softball Majors, fresh off a valiant effort Thursday against District 4 champion Jack Barry Little League of Worcester,...

• Entertainment

  Westfield native ready for debut

  CHESTER – For many people, coming back home can sometimes be difficult after venturing out and settling elsewhere. For Michelle Joyner, a...

• Sports

  Jack Barry breezes past Westfield

  WESTFIELD – District 4 Champion Jack Barry Little League of Worcester emerged victorious Thursday evening, defeating District 2 host Westfield 26-2 in...

• Westfield

  Schools tackle cyber policies

  WESTFIELD – To an untrained eye, a gathering of the Westfield School Committee’s Policy Subcommittee may seem uneventful. For the past three...

• Westfield

  Velis amendments make the cut

  WESTFIELD – With the Massachusetts Legislature’s recent approval of a $36 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, the city of Westfield...

• Westfield

  New school needed, process still questioned

  WESTFIELD – Earlier this month, Hampden County Superior Court Judge Richard J. Carey ruled in favor of the city of Westfield’s Zoning...

• Westfield

  Team USA fans gather downtown

  WESTFIELD – It’s an event that arrives every four years and subsequently captivates the world, and this year, it seems as if...

• Police/Fire

  Springfield man drowns in Westfield River

  WESTFIELD — Police say the weekend drowning death of a Springfield man in the Westfield River was an accident. The body of...

• Business

  Housing sales fall as prices rise statewide

  BOSTON — Sales of single-family homes in Massachusetts fell in May when compared with this time a year ago, while median prices...

• Business

  Westfield “city on the rise”

  WESTFIELD – A recent study published by the consumer advocacy website nerdwallet has confirmed what many have long suspected: Westfield is a...

• Business

  Chamber holds local legislative luncheon

  WESTFIELD – The Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce held a local legislative luncheon Friday, with Tekoa Country Club hosting the event for...