The Westfield News
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801Legislature passes sales tax holiday bill
BOSTON – This week the Legislature approved a bill creating a sales tax holiday on August 15 and 16, 2015. The legislation...
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Baker orders state agencies to improve records access
BOB SALSBERG, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker ordered his administration to take steps Thursday to make public records easier...
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1.3KMan dies saving drowning girl, family raising money for funeral
By CHRISTINE CHARNOSKY Correspondent It’s not surprising that 18-year-old Roberto Martinez died helping someone. “It was natural for him to help everyone,”...
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Charles W. Pierce
The family of Charles Pierce, who passed away on July 17th would like family and friends know that the memorial service/celebration of...
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1.8KJohn M. Gogol
PORTLAND, OR: John Michael Gogol passed away on July 23, 2015. He was born in Westfield, MA on August 15, 1938 to...
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Report: School ban on sugary sodas, sweet snacks working
STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Rules aimed at banning sugary sodas, sweet snacks, potato chips and other standard school vending...
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925Level 3 sex offender denied bail on new charges of assaulting a minor
By CHRISTINE CHARNOSKY Correspondent WESTFIELD – Assistant District Attorney Michael Wallace successfully fought in Westfield District Court Thursday to protect the community...
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Boston Olympics organizers trying to revive struggling bid
PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — Organizers of Boston’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics are in a sprint to...
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946Court Log, July 15, 2015
Westfield District Court Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Jonathan P. Hall, 34, of 8 Munns Fairy Road, Northfield, was held on $10,000 cash...
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859Former Vermont transit chief to push Montreal train route
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A former Vermont transportation secretary is coming out of retirement to help plan resumption of passenger train service...
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Plan for second trial for marathon bomber prompts backlash
DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) — After a federal jury gave Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev the death penalty...
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Hitchhiking robot embarking on coast-to-coast tour across US
COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — With its thumb raised skyward and a grin on its digital face, the robotic creation...
