The Westfield News
SWK/Hilltowns
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State unemployment rate at 7 percent
BOSTON – The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development today reported that the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) preliminary estimates show...
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Divers resume recovery efforts
BECKET – At 8 a.m. yesterday, Greenwater Pond was a quaint and quiet New England landscape and, aside from the occasional rumbling...
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Flags and banners are flying
SOUTHWICK – The flags – and banners – are flying in town, thanks to years of hard work by Arthur Boissonnault and...
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NE grid manager: Conserve during heat wave
HOLYOKE (AP) — New England’s regional grid manager is asking residents to conserve electricity as this week’s continuing hot, humid weather threatens...
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Search for Jamie Lusher begins
BECKET – James Lusher looked out on Greenwater Pond Tuesday morning, smoking a cigarette as his eyes scanned the 88 square acre...
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Gateway Superintendent’s Corner
People are often amazed at how fluid the district’s budget is in terms of the final numbers at the close of the...
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Southwick Rotary awards youth leader
SOUTHWICK – Although McKinley Magni is entering her junior year of high school, she has already established herself as a leader. The...
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Worthington petition goes to committee
BOSTON – Representative Stephen Kulik (D – Worthington) and Senator Benjamin Downing (D – Pittsfield) have drafted a special piece of legislation...
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Closure closer for Lusher family
WESTFIELD – The family of James D. “Jamie” Lusher is closer to closure after Hampden County District Attorney Mark G. Mastroianni announced...
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Fireman’s carnival, parade to be ‘better than ever’ this year
SOUTHWICK – The Fireman’s Association Carnival is this weekend and promises to bring thrills for all. The event begins Thursday at 6...
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Boldyga ‘appalled’ by EBT balances
BOSTON – Welfare recipients who accumulate high balances on their electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards will have those cards shut down under...
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Gateway Superintendent’s Corner
Our state legislature finally sent a budget to the Governor as the next step in the budget process. Despite not having a...
