The Westfield News
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Number of homeless families in hotels surges
GREENFIELD (AP) — The number of homeless Massachusetts families being placed by the state in motels and hotels has surged to an...
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Casino foes claim 75K signatures for repeal effort
BOSTON (AP) — Organizers of a petition to repeal the state’s casino gambling law say they are “on track” to submit more...
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Council moves state bond program forward
WESTFIELD – The City Council could give final approval to an order authorizing the City Treasurer to apply to the state Finance...
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Victim robbed of single cigarette
WESTFIELD – A Franklin man has been held in lieu of $200 cash bail after he allegedly robbed a resident at knifepoint...
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Fowl friends
WESTFIELD – Some birds in the city have reason to give thanks – not just at this time of year – for...
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Key rulings await shifting casino landscape
BOB SALSBERG, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — For the casino industry in Massachusetts, this year was a bit like the experience of...
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A look at current casino proposals
(AP) – The state’s 2011 casino gambling law allows for three regional resort casino licenses and one slots parlor. After two years...
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Father pleads guilty to assaulting his son
WESTFIELD – A city man will be on probation for two years after he pleaded guilty last week to a charge of...
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Court Log, November 27 & 29, 2013
Westfield District Court Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 Christopher J. Houle, 46, of 7 Lewis St., was released on his personal recognizance pending...
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‘Valley Gives’ in December
WESTFIELD – Greater Westfield will have the opportunity to support dozens of non-profits and community organizations on December 12, as the second...
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Westfield participates in electrical hazards training
WESTFIELD – Municipal employees who work around trees in proximity to electrical wires and conductors are frequently exposed to potentially serious injury...
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Activists push to fully legalize marijuana
STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Pro-marijuana activists in Massachusetts have already succeeded in paving the way for dozens of medical...
