The Westfield News
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Prevailing wage ups municipal spending
WESTFIELD – There was much hand-wringing during a recent City Council meeting, and much of it had to do with approving a...
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Springfield fights repeal of casino law
SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Officials in Springfield, where voters backed a proposed $800 million resort casino, are asking the state’s highest court to...
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Board approves preliminary subdivision plan
WESTFIELD – The Planning Board voted 6-0 to approve a preliminary subdivision plan for a 10-lot development on 28 acres of land...
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Mass. casino regulators weigh community petitions
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts gambling regulators agreed today to designate Longmeadow as a surrounding community for a proposed $800 million resort casino...
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New England slow to adopt virtual schools
PAIGE SUTHERLAND, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — While hundreds of thousands of students across the country attend virtual public schools, New England...
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Casinos double down on Mass. gambling market
STEPHEN SINGER, AP Business Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Once the uncontested heavyweights of the Northeast gambling industry, Connecticut’s two tribal-owned casinos...
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Reps seek departure of DCF commish
BOSTON (AP) — Two dozen Massachusetts lawmakers have sent a letter to Gov. Deval Patrick seeking the resignation of the head of...
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GOP gathers in city for political brunch
WESTFIELD – Massachusetts GOP leaders reacted Saturday morning to news that Senate President Therese Murray (D-Plymouth) will not seek re-election when her...
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Patrick raised $380,000 for PAC
BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick raised $379,658 for his political action committee in 2013 with the help of donations from labor...
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Councilor Allie: I am here to serve you
As a family man and homeowner, I share your frustration over high property taxes in Westfield. I have been on the streets...
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Gas locomotives may prove cheaper
JOSH FUNK, Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The diesel-burning locomotive, the workhorse of American railroads since World War II, will soon...
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City celebrates decade of chilly dunks
WESTFIELD – Speakers blared Foreigner’s “Cold as Ice” and Van Halen’s “Jump” over the ice of Westfield’s Hampton Ponds Saturday, commemorating the...
