The Westfield News
Op/Ed
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1.4KThe power of a pillow
I recently bought a new comforter. I’m the type of person who gets attached to my bedding. Every five or so years,...
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1.3KFrom Yom Kippur to the State House to axe throwing, Velis recaps his week
Hello Westfield! I hope you have all had a good week with this cold weather getting more and more pervasive as we...
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1.4KLetter: Our Democracy is More at Stake
To the Editor, In 1956 Nikita Khrushchev Russia’s Communist leader said: “We will take America without firing a shot. We do not...
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Velis supports firefighter, education bills
Hello Westfield, This week has been another busy one with constituent work and being in Boston. I have been going across the...
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Nailed it.
As a 10-year-old in 1982 my television channel choices were pretty limited. Cable TV was just starting to take off as the...
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Rule of Law
To the Editor, We have to look at our leaders from the President on down, will they conform to the Rule of...
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1.0KSuperintendent’s Corner
By Dr. David B. Hopson Gateway Regional School District Superintendent The concept of time, and our devotion to it, is certainly interesting....
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Clam fritter fiasco
This past Monday I covered the rededication of the Massachusetts Building at The Big E. I arrived at 9:45 a.m. for the...
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Never a bad word about Kirk
Usually when I’m writing about a person I know, the story comes easily. But sometimes, it’s more difficult to write about someone...
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Still a Stanley Park kid
Stanley Park is celebrating its 70th birthday with its signature fundraiser Saturday evening. The money raised will benefit restoration of the iconic...
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Make a wish, Westfield
Birthday parties are fun, especially when they last all year. And Westfield’s 350th was the party to end all parties. Sadly though,...
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Only better.
Did you see it yet? And, by “it,” I mean The Original Pennysaver. Only better. (I have decided that’s my tagline for...
