The Westfield News
Police/Fire
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43.1KWE’VE MOVED TO MASSLIVE
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6.4KMan charged with using hypodermic needle to rob salons
WESTFIELD — A Holyoke man has been charged, in two courts, with assault by means of a hypodermic needle while robbing or...
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10.1KDetectives shut down 2nd indoor marijuana farm
WESTFIELD — Days after city police raided and shut down a sophisticated marijuana growing operation in a house on Woodland Road, officers...
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3.1KLockdown drills returning to schools after pandemic pause
WESTFIELD — Westfield Public Schools and the Westfield Police Department will conduct enhanced lockdown drills the week of Nov. 15-19 in all...
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3.1KCommissioners recognize Fire Dept.’s sacrifice during pandemic
WESTFIELD — During public participation at last week’s City Council meeting, C. Lee Bennett and the other members of the Fire Commission came...
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19.3KN.Y. man charged for Woodland Rd. pot grow house
WESTFIELD — With one phone call, a New York man came up with $10,000, in cash, to make bail after city detectives...
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8.9KJury trial date set for ex-cop accused in wife’s death
SPRINGFIELD — A jury trial date for former Westfield Police Detective Brian Fanion has been set for May 23, 2022, more than...
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Knife assault of store clerk leads to city man’s arrest
WESTFIELD — An apparently unprovoked and senseless assault on a convenience store clerk sent the clerk to hospital Monday morning and activated...
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2.3KWestfield firefighters qualify for national skills tourney
WESTFIELD — Four Westfield firefighters were invited to take part in the Firefighter Combat Challenge’s World Challenge XXX in Fort Pierce, Fla.,...
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2.9KCity will study feasibility of replacing police station
WESTFIELD — Ward 3 Councilor and Finance Chair Ralph J. Figy asked the City Council at last week’s meeting to immediately consider...
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2.2KStaffing shortage has crossing guards stretched thin
WESTFIELD — Police have barely enough crossing guards to staff the city’s busiest intersections, Chief Lawrence P. Valliere said this week. Valliere...
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Tests expected to find mold at Police HQ
WESTFIELD — A month after mold growth and unsafe air quality temporarily closed the Springfield courthouse and amplified calls for its replacement,...
