Peter Francis

Posts By Peter Francis

• Westfield

  Cultural Council gets grant

  WESTFIELD – As part of a statewide network of the over 350 communities in the Commonwealth which receive funds from the Massachusetts...

• Westfield

  Dobelle debacle tarnishes WSU

  WESTFIELD – Following an investigation into the spending practices of his administration, Westfield State University President Dr. Evan Dobelle resigned from his...

• Police/Fire

  Cold case heats up in 2013

  WESTFIELD – It was a warm afternoon on July 15 as local and state law enforcement representatives gathered at South Middle School,...

• Westfield

  Dress code, contracts mark first half of school year

  WESTFIELD – Following the retirement of Principal Ray Broderick, Westfield High School formed a summer search committee composed of students, parents, staff...

• Westfield

  Special election set for April 1

  WESTFIELD – House Speaker Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop) has requested a special election to be held on April 1 for the seat of...

• Business

  City saves buying local

  WESTFIELD – A series of municipal green energy projects recently took advantage of the services of local companies, enabling the city to...

• SWK/Hilltowns

  Worthington continuing withdrawal process

  BOSTON – A bill filed on behalf of the town of Worthington enabling it to withdraw from the Gateway Regional School District passed...

• Business

  Parking lot improvements presented

  WESTFIELD – At a meeting of the City of Westfield’s Off-Street Parking Commission last night, Westfield City Engineer Mark Cressotti unveiled plans...

• Westfield

  Agreement reached with secretaries, custodians

  WESTFIELD – At a meeting of the Westfield School Committee Monday evening, the final contractual agreements were hashed out with the secretaries...

• Business

  Hangar granted liquor license

  WESTFIELD – As the snow piled up outside South Middle School last night, the City of Westfield’s License Commission made a decision...

• Sports

  Owl student-athletes honored

  WESTFIELD – While many of the goings-on inside the board room at Westfield State University’s Horace Mann Center have been negative of...

• Business

  The Hangar prepares for School Street landing

  WESTFIELD – A favorite of the considerable student population in Amherst, The Hangar Pub and Grill has given folks a place to...