The Westfield News
Police/Fire
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2.0KDOT suspends waiver allowing emergency vehicles to cross Cowles Bridge
WESTFIELD- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (DOT) rescinded a waiver and lowered the weight limit for vehicles traveling over the Cowles Bridge...
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1.3KBid awarded for new pumper truck
SOUTHWICK – The Southwick Fire Chief Russ Anderson announced last week that Alexis Fire Equipment of Alexis, Illinois was awarded the bid for...
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1.8KTorres pleads not guilty in infant death case
SPRINGFIELD- Daniel Torres, the Westfield man accused of being responsible for the death of his eight-month-old daughter last July, pleaded not guilty...
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1.7KSuffield Police needs surrounding communities help in animal cruelty case
SUFFIELD – The Suffield Police Department is looking for help the of citizens from surrounding communities after a dog was abandoned at...
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4.8KSouthwick animal control officer arraigned for OUI on the job
SOUTHWICK- A Southwick Animal Control Officer (ACO) was arraigned last Friday for charges stemming from a February incident in which he is...
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2.0KSouthwick Police receive grant for pedestrian and bicycle safety
SOUTHWICK – The Southwick Police Department was recently notified that they’ve been awarded an $8,000 grant through the Executive Office of Public...
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1.8KNorth Pond personal watercraft bylaw becomes official
SOUTHWICK – Town Clerk Michelle Hill announced on Monday that the proposed amended bylaw for personal watercraft on North Pond has been...
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2.0KSouthwick firefighters battle truck fire on College Highway
SOUTHWICK – On Thursday afternoon around 1 p.m. the Southwick Fire Department received a report of a truck fire in the driveway of the...
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2.7KGranville Chief of Police suddenly resigns, interim chief named
GRANVILLE – Granville Police Chief Scott Flebotte suddenly resigned from the position on February 16 after holding the position since 2013. Declining...
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2.4KWestfield firefighters take down barn fire
WESTFIELD- A fire broke out at the Pomeroy Dairy Farm Monday, killing 5 calves and destroying a barn before the blaze could...
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1.4K‘Retire the Fire!’ Dementia, Memory Loss, and Fire Safety
By Tina Gorman, Executive Director Westfield Council On Aging Fire professionals have identified four types of fire risk for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease,...
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1.9KFire commission, attorneys, discuss active grievances against the department
WESTFIELD- The monthly Westfield Fire Commission meeting was filled with tension Monday evening as the quorum discussed two active grievances against the...
