The Westfield News
Health
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Sub-committee discusses potential dangers of crumb rubber
WESTFIELD – The Westfield City Council’s Natural Resources sub-committee, which features City Councilor’s Mary-Ann Babinski (Ward 1), Mary O’Connell (Ward 4), and...
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Billips keynote speaker at Westfield River Symposium
WESTFIELD – David Billips, director of Public Works for the City of Westfield, was the keynote speaker for the annual Westfield River...
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Police and Fire want your blood
WESTFIELD—The city’s police and fire departments are getting set to face off—but for a good cause. Next Thursday, March 30, is the...
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Regional Hazmat Team responds to spill
SOUTHWICK – Around 12:15 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, the Southwick Fire Department received a call that there was a possible mercury spill...
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WSU holds opiate addiction discussion
WESTFIELD—Westfield State University (WSU) hosted opioid addiction experts as part of their guest lecture series yesterday, promoting the idea of “many paths...
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Residents voice concerns over crumb rubber under soccer fields
WESTFIELD–Residents voiced their concerns at Westfield’s Board of Health meeting yesterday about the use of crumb rubber under the turf of the Roots Athletic...
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Westfield Fire personnel highlight dangers of shoveling, benefits of department
WESTFIELD—During last Tuesday’s snowstorm, a man in his 80’s collapsed while shoveling. However, the response from paramedics and firefighters at the Westfield...
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Rep Velis, Members Of Marijuana Policy Committee Hold First Hearing
BOSTON- On Monday, members of the Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy officially met for the first time to hear testimony on the...
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Dietary Fats: Friends or Foes?
by Eliana Lakritz MS RD LDN, Clinical Dietitian, Baystate Noble Hospital Dietary fats in general have gotten a bad rap. This is likely...
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Faces of Carson
At seventy-six years of age, it took Rosetta a while to glue each tiny plastic pearl in its place on her sturdy...
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Medical marijuana facility host agreement sought
WESTFIELD – During Mayor Brian P. Sullivan’s briefing to the City Council on Thursday, he asked for consideration and approval of a...
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Online petition started for testing related to water contamination
WESTFIELD—For city resident Kristen Mello, the desire for knowledge exists because of concern. That’s why she started an online petition asking for...
