The Westfield News
Around Town
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1.4KSouthwick recycling costs to increase by over $20 per ton
SOUTHWICK – The town’s recycling costs will increase from $70 per ton to $93 per ton in the first year of a...
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4.2KGilbert Gottfried to bring his comedy show to Westfield
WESTFIELD – Actor and comedian Gilbert Gottfried continues to reinvent himself. The 64-year-old Brooklyn native started out on the New York City...
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2.5KGirl Scout cookie sales underway
GREATER WESTFIELD-With more than 32,000 cases of Girl Scout cookies recently delivered to troops throughout Central and Western Massachusetts, local girls are...
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2.4KMother-daughter duo using sewing skills to help animals in Australia
SOUTHWICK – News media around the globe are reporting that a billion animals have died in the bushfires in Australia, and millions...
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2.4KBlue Umbrella owner hopes auction will ‘save’ his bookshop
WESTFIELD – Blue Umbrella Books owner Russell Atwood has made public his struggle to keep his shop open. The book store’s Facebook...
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1.3KFourth Massachusetts vaping-related death announced
By Michael P. Norton State House News Service BOSTON – State officials reported Jan. 8 that a fourth Massachusetts person has died...
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1.9KNew board officers and directors at Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce
WESTFIELD – The Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce announces the election of five new officers, as well as the full slate of board...
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1.3KFaces of Carson: A salute to excellence
Jessica DeFlumer-Trapp, vice president of integration at Behavioral Health Network (BHN), recently received the Excellence in Care Integration Award at the Association...
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3.2KBlues legend James Montgomery to perform in Westfield
WESTFIELD – Blues musician James Montgomery is celebrating 50 years in the music business in 2020 and last week kicked-off a year...
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1.8KSubstance use is at the ‘core’ of new initiative
WESTFIELD-A community forum is slated Jan. 16, hosted by CORE of Greater Westfield, to seek input on substance use in the city....
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2.8KPine Street home has high-tech Christmas light show
WESTFIELD- A local household’s Christmas light display drew some attention during the holiday season. The house at 86 Pine St., owned by...
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2.4KWoman seeks to spread kindness throughout the city
WESTFIELD-Susan Dubilo is confident that her decades of research and clinical training can help transform communities into Mister Rogers’ neighborhoods. With the...
