The Westfield News
Opinion Editorial
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2.0KCaution: normalcy ahead
Spring is here in full force and summer is just around the corner and dare I say things are starting to feel...
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1.5KPease encourages vaccinations, talks about House bills
Hello, I hope everyone is enjoying the weather as it continues to get warmer. It has been nice to get out and...
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Derby traditions
Watching the Kentucky Derby has been a family tradition since I was young. And honestly, I am not sure why. We are...
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1.4KVelis advocates for Soldiers’ Home and MSBA projects
Hello Everyone, I think I called it early when I said, “Happy Spring” a couple weeks ago and while we had a...
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Vaccination: Not great, not terrible
As I write this, I am two days out from my second Pfizer shot. I know many folks are still trying to...
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Awareness or acceptance? Yes.
April is Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month. Autism Spectrum Disorder has become a common diagnosis in the past 20 years and you wouldn’t think...
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Pandemic pets
During the pandemic my family adopted two adult cats from the Westfield Homeless Cat Project. We took them home the last week...
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The long and winding road
I don’t often quote Jerry Garcia. In fact, I don’t think I have ever quoted him, but somehow “what a long, strange...
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My growing green thumb
Well, I’ve apparently become a crazy plant lady. I’m not entirely sure how it happened. It seems like all of the sudden,...
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Lazy teachers? Nah.
Since the announcement that Department of Secondary and Elementary Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley and Gov. Charlie Baker made about the intent to...
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A legacy of laughter
Do you have that one friend who, when you think about him, you can’t help but smile? For me, that friend was...
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The two greatest words in a New England childhood
There are few words that spark as much excitement in children around New England as these two: Snow day. During this age...
