The Westfield News
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871Boiler goes down, fire alarm goes off at Russell Elementary
RUSSELL – On Wednesday, one of the boilers at the Russell Elementary School stopped working, and the decision was made to close...
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Trial over Connecticut school funding set to begin
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A landmark lawsuit is headed to trial over whether Connecticut’s method of funding public schools is unconstitutional because...
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‘No Pants Subway Ride’ returns to Boston and beyond
BOSTON (AP) — Don’t get your knickers in a twist, but the No Pants Subway Ride is back. Pantless participants will ride...
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1.0KZone change sought for former elementary school
WESTFIELD – The City Council held a public hearing on whether to grant a zone change for the former Moseley Elementary School...
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1.4KWestfield organization helps newly arrived refugees succeed
WESTFIELD – Ascentria Care Alliance Services for New Americans, located in Suite 401 at 94 North Elm Street in Westfield, helps refugees...
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1.0KCity council allows first-ever Mayor’s Briefing
WESTFIELD – Mayor Brian P. Sullivan, fresh from Monday’s inauguration ceremony, briefed the City Council on Thursday evening. Sullivan delivered the first-ever...
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963Hoopfest open to area high school students
WESTFIELD – High school students across the Greater Westfield area are invited to participate in a new event titled “Hoopfest” on Friday...
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1.4KFormer Westfield mayoral prospect found dead in Chester
WESTFIELD – Harold Phelps, who had attempted to make a run for Westfield Mayor last year, was found dead on Thursday. Phelps’...
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969Program for parents of special needs children slated for Thursday
WESTFIEL – A collaborative effort between the Westfield Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) and Family TIES of Massachusetts will provide a...
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1.0KRadio Shack speaker robber sought
WESTFIELD – The Westfield Police Department is attempting to identify a suspect in a recent larceny at Radio Shack where a man...
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1.1KLack of state commitment to serve veterans brought leadership change at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home
When Paul Barabani, a retired colonel from the Massachusetts Army National Guard, became superintendent of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke in 2011,...
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Dec. 2015 was warmest recorded in Northeast
AMHERST – Official observers reported this week that all the Northeast states just saw their warmest December on record, with average air...
