The Westfield News
Health
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78425 patients sue Baystate Noble Hospital
WESTFIELD (WWLP)– Patients who were potentially exposed to dangerous viruses while under the care of Baystate Noble Hospital are now suing. Between...
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644WSU students buzz off hair for cancer research
WESTFIELD – For the third year, Westfield State University students will hold a cancer buzz-off fundraiser to benefit One Mission: The Kid’s...
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1.0KSouthwick recognizes the gift of life
SOUTHWICK – Paul Hood is very grateful to a 70-year-old woman he has never met. Because of her, Hood is alive today....
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1.2KAutism mom grateful to Big Y for help
CHESTERFIELD – Allison Records says she is just a mom doing what she needs to for her children. Others might say she...
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942Doctor speaks out on addiction and the teenage brain
WESTFIELD- Northfield resident Ruth Potee, M.D., spoke at a forum on opioid abuse at Westfield High School Wednesday evening, to a crowd...
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721Breakfast with benefits
Despite being known as “the most important meal of the day,” breakfast remains the most underrated, lowest-priority meal for many people. Only...
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728Allergies in bloom in western Mass.
SPRINGFIELD (WWLP) – Spring came a little earlier than expected this year, which means some of us are already feeling allergies. If...
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MassHealth has root issues when it comes to dental care
BRAD AVERY, The MetroWest Daily News of Framingham FRAMINGHAM (AP) — For Sharon Gagney, having MassHealth may have saved her life when...
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935Hometown Heroes: Christina Lovelace
WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – When retired Holyoke court officer Mark Stevens suffered a heart attack and drove his pickup truck into a...
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939Reinvented salon focuses on cancer wellness
SOUTHWICK – Helping women has always been Susan Manolakis’ calling. A hair stylist, Manolakis has cut, curled, straightened, and most importantly, listened,...
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1.1KIce It Up to benefit children’s cancer fund
WESTFIELD – “Team Momo” is hoping that area residents will take to the ice on March 26 for a special fundraiser, the...
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1.5KOpiate bill is good ‘first step’ says Velis
BOSTON – The House passed a bill Wednesday regarding opiates and heroin that state Rep. John Velis (D-Westfield) said “is a step...
