The Westfield News
Posts By Peter Francis
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Business
Westfield housing market on upswing
WESTFIELD – Recently released statistics have shown positive growth in the sale of single family homes in the Westfield area. According to...
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City officials digest new energy options
WESTFIELD – In today’s economy, cities and towns all across America are feeling the crunch. With fewer funds available, many communities nationwide...
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Flooding delays demolition
WESTFIELD – A building on Elm Street that was purchased by the city from Hampden Bank on Wednesday and that is set...
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“Penguin Plunge” sends city into frigid frenzy
WESTFIELD – Whip city residents and other weekend warriors have been mentally preparing for months. Now the time has come. The ninth...
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Ol’ Glory returns to Voc-Tech
WESTFIELD – The air was brisk Friday morning when Sen. Michael Knapik strolled into Westfield Vocational Technical High School to present the...
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Westfield-made device shaping up
WESTFIELD – For millions of Americans, everyday tasks become tedious, life’s little joys become arduous, and something as simple as getting out...
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Sports
Plasse crowned charity stripe champ
EASTHAMPTON – To anybody who tracked his progress this season, Matt Plasse improved about as rapidly as anyone in Western Massachusetts this...
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Westfield baseball club preps for summer
WESTFIELD – It is that time of year again, as the early morning frost is replaced by dew, the ground crews break...
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Sports
Area stars align at Westfield State
WESTFIELD – It was a chilly morning last Saturday at Westfield State’s Alumni Field, a far cry from the warm weather we...
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Sports
Area economics professor makes sports his business
NORTHAMPTON – Andrew Zimbalist is not your ordinary economist. The nationally renowned economics professor at Smith College has a passion that crosses...
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WHS hoops star journies to Lasell
Great Bomber, great sportsman DiSessa’s sportsmanship honored by GNAC By PETER FRANCIS Intern NEWTON – It’s been a...
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Sports
Senate adopts CPR law
PITTSFIELD – High school athletes came away with a win, as legislation proposed by State Senator Benjamin Downing, D-Pittsfield, requiring all public...
