Peter Francis

Posts By Peter Francis

• SWK/Hilltowns

  Gateway carries on with education plan

  HUNTINGTON – “Keep calm and carry on.” Gateway Regional School Committee member Mary Ann Laurie uttered that famous British motivational slogan last...

• Westfield

  Construction to continue on Springfield Road

  WESTFIELD – Compensatory storage was on the agenda at the City of Westfield’s Conservation Commission meeting at Westfield City Hall last night....

• Westfield

  Reps support Barnes in nation’s capital

  WESTFIELD – Joe Mitchell, economic development director for the City of Westfield, travelled to Washington D.C. Thursday morning to speak in support...

• SWK/Hilltowns

  Senate race takes shape

  WESTFIELD – This fall will prove to be a big one for the legislature in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as numerous members...

• Westfield

  Ward 2 residents air out concerns

  WESTFIELD – Residents of Cross, Gold and West Silver streets met at the St. Peter and St. Casimir Social House Thursday night...

• Westfield

  Sullivan appointed Chief of Staff

  BOSTON – Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs and former Westfield Mayor Richard K. Sullivan has been appointed Chief of Staff to...

• Westfield

  School Committee approves budget

  WESTFIELD – After months of deliberation, the Westfield School Committee has approved a budget to present to the City Council for the...

• Westfield

  High St. housing repairs to cost $51k

  BOSTON – Monday’s annual meeting of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment officials bore good news for...

• Westfield

  City to add handicap parking spaces

  WESTFIELD – At a meeting of the Commission for Citizens with Disabilities last night, Ward 2 City Councilor Ralph Figy reported that,...

• Westfield

  City teachers earn below state median salary

  BOSTON – According to a new report from the Boston Business Journal, the city of Westfield’s teachers earn below the Commonwealth of...

• Westfield

  School budget to be unveiled tomorrow night

  WESTFIELD – At last night’s School Committee meeting, Chairman Daniel M. Knapik announced that a special meeting will be held tomorrow evening...

• Business

  Restaurants ready for Gas Light renovations

  WESTFIELD – The city’s Gas Light District, an area bounded by Court, Elm, Franklin and Washington Streets, will be undergoing significant water...