Peter Francis

Posts By Peter Francis

• Westfield

  School district readies for head lice

  WESTFIELD — The past few weeks have really bugged Chrystal Zobel. The Westfield resident and mother of two students at Highland Elementary...

• Sports

  Herren speaks at “Evening of Hope”

  SPRINGFIELD – Chris Herren stood alone in the hallway of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Wednesday evening, resplendently tailored in...

• Westfield Newsroom

  Welfare reform passes house

  BOSTON – The Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ welfare system is in line for some serious renovations. A $20 million overhaul bill passed unanimously...

• Police/Fire

  Bench placed in memory of Lusher

  WESTFIELD – Visitors to Westfield will now be greeted by a new site as they head down Clay Hill on North Elm...

• Westfield

  Roeder gracious in defeat

  WESTFIELD – After weeks of campaigning on a platform of fiscal austerity, first time mayoral candidate Michael L. Roeder came up 333...

• Westfield

  More MCAS results shared with board

  WESTFIELD – Last night more of the district’s results from this year’s Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam results were presented. In keeping...

• Westfield

  Westfield High receives award

  WESTFIELD – Last week the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) awarded $198,000 to 18 area organizations throughout Connecticut and western Massachusetts in...

• SWK/Hilltowns

  City voters will use two ballots Tuesday

  WESTFIELD – For Bay State voters it seems that every year there is a special election going on somewhere in the Commonwealth....

• Westfield

  Runway scheduled to reopen

  WESTFIELD – Barnes Regional Airport Manager Brian Barnes gave an update on the facility’s improvements Tuesday, as well as a hint at...

• Westfield

  Open forum held for Westfield State students

  WESTFIELD – As the legal teams representing Westfield State University President Dr. Evan Dobelle and a group which includes several high ranking...

• Police/Fire

  WSU preps for Sox celebrations

  WESTFIELD – While it’s only been six years since their last world championship, the feeling around New England these days is almost...

• Business

  New restaurant coming to Barnes

  WESTFIELD – Following the closing of The Runway restaurant in June, the city has been looking for a new tenant, and has...