The Westfield YMCA Gymnastics Program will be putting on a Dive, Dine and Desserts fundraiser on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 4:30 P.M. $10 per ticket for adults, $8 for 10 year old & under and seniors (kids 3 & under are free).   Tickets are available starting Sat. March 2nd from the Gymnastics Team […]

Bram Stoker Award-winning author Tom Deady joins the cast of Ghost Stories LIVE! for an evening of classic, new, and true ghost stories starting at 6 P.M. Saturday, March 23rd at Blue Umbrella Books, 2 Main Street, Westfield.   Deady, the author of the award-winning first novel HAVEN, and the books WEEKEND GETAWAY and BACKWATER, […]

The Pioneer Valley Water Garden and Koi Club will hold its first meeting of the season on Sunday, March 24, from 3-5:00 p.m., at Shriner’s Hospital for Children, 516 Carew Street in Springfield. Tom Ricardi of Conway will speak on Birds of Prey. He will feature live birds such as owls and eagles for the […]

Do you like to drive and are looking for something to do in your spare time? We are looking for drivers to cover medical, congregate meal site, and other appointments with our volunteer van when the Hulmes van is full. We also run some fun local trips you may want to drive for. If interested […]

Gateway’s ambassadors to Project 351—named for the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts—are taking part in a statewide service project and need your help. The students are collecting new and gently used clothing for Cradles to Crayons, a charity located in Boston that will sort items and send them back for distribution throughout the state. […]

The Southwick Senior Center is looking for Volunteer drivers to deliver meals to the homebound throughout the week. Mileage reimbursement will be given. Stop by the center if interested.

For several years, Jeff Halls from Baystate Hearing Aids has been at the Westfield Senior Center, 45 Noble Street, on the fourth Wednesday of every month from 10 a.m. to noon. Because of an increased demand for this type of service, Gary Wynn owner of New Ears in Southwick will be at the Senior Center […]

What happens when someone is apprehended and placed under arrest? That’s the new Talk of the Town program airing on Westfield’s Community Public Access Channel 15, according to the program’s creator, host and executive producer Roberta Page, president of Page One Productions, LLC of West Springfield.   Talk of the Town went on location in […]

Westfield State University’s College of Graduate and Continuing Education (CGCE) will host a Graduate Programs Fair on Thursday, March 28, at 6 p.m. in Loughman Living Room in Scanlon Hall. Individuals interested in pursuing a master’s degree should attend this fair to find out how a graduate degree can help them further their career and/or […]

In 2018, the sport of Powerlifting joined the lineup of Greater Springfield Special Olympics teams for the first time, competing in the Summer Games at Harvard University. In their first year, all six athletes earned medals and awards for their performance.   The 2019 team has grown to include eight young men; Gregory Gousy of […]

Saturday, March 30th 10:00 am. Chester-Blandford State Forest is a publicly owned forest with recreational features located in the two towns for which it is named; this is the final one of three that we will explore this winter. Join us for approximately a two hour hike starting at Sanderson Brook Road which runs along […]

Devil Dogs will be prowling the Westfield Common for a good cause on Sunday, March 31. The members of the honor society of the Westfield Valley Detachment 141 of the Marine Corps League will be collecting donations for the Shriners Hospital in Springfield from 10 am until 1 pm, weather permitting.   Quabbin Valley Pound […]