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Councilors push back on state’s school reimbursement cap

WESTFIELD — Taking one more step before the City Council votes to approve financing for the new elementary school, estimated to cost...

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Council tables 10% sewer rate hike until Dec. 16

WESTFIELD — At a meeting of the Natural Resources Committee on Dec. 2 prior ot the City Council meeting, interim Public...

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Residential taxes will rise as council votes small shift, rejects free cash

WESTFIELD — When nobody showed up at the Nov. 23 City Council public hearing on the tax shift, the proportion of the...

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Treasurer-collector seeks reappointment until 2024

WESTFIELD — Matt Barnes went before the Personnel Action Committee on Nov. 17, seeking reappointment as the city’s treasurer-collector until December 2024....

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Mayor pitches no change in tax shift; vote is Nov. 23

WESTFIELD — Council President Brent B. Bean II said he moved the next City Council meeting from Nov. 18 to Nov. 23...

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Master Plan panel’s 1st meeting is next week

WESTFIELD — Westfield’s Master Plan Committee is nearly fully formed and scheduled to have its first meeting next Wednesday to formally kick...

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Council votes on Pride station, pride flag both postponed

WESTFIELD — In the first City Council meeting after the election, prior-year bills and mayoral appointments were approved, but more contentious matters...