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All posts tagged "covid-19"
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8.5KHealthHealth Bulletin: Omicron underscores need to take COVID seriously
WESTFIELD PUBLIC HEALTH WEEKLY BULLETIN By Juanita Carnes FNP, Board of Health chair Omicron is the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet....
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6.1KHealthMask mandate may return as COVID infections rise
WESTFIELD — The Board of Health may vote to implement a mask mandate in public spaces in Westfield next week as the...
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No deaths, but COVID infections hit highs not seen since last winter
WESTFIELD — The local infection rate for COVID-19 has increased sharply in recent weeks, as both Westfield and Southwick report weekly case...
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Health Bulletin: Fear of needles no reason to evade jab
WESTFIELD PUBLIC HEALTH WEEKLY BULLETIN By Juanita Carnes FNP, Board of Health chair Trypanophobia is the extreme fear of medical procedures that...
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Pandemic relief grants still available in Southwick
By Lauren LeBel Staff Writer SOUTHWICK — More than a year and a half after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Agawam...
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4.1KSWK/HilltownsSelect Board, Finance support hiking Health Director salary
SOUTHWICK — The Finance Committee and Select Board indicated a willingness to raise the salary of the health director’s position in order...
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3.3KHealthSenior Center reopens after COVID case, but masks are required
By Lauren LeBel Staff Writer SOUTHWICK — After learning of a positive COVID-19 case, the Southwick Senior Center was closed briefly last...
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Health Bulletin: Responses to COVID-19 yield gratitude, worry
WESTFIELD PUBLIC HEALTH WEEKLY BULLETIN By Juanita Carnes FNP, Board of Health chair Thanksgiving is an American holiday centered around a harvest...
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6.7KEducationSuperintendent, police address ‘epidemic’ of school fights
WESTFIELD — Student fights in Westfield schools have become a weekly occurrence, Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski said last week, though he said progress...
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Westfield, Southwick schools both planning vaccine clinics
WESTFIELD — Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski said Thursday that Westfield Public Schools will host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic Tuesday, Nov. 23 at Westfield...
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Health Bulletin: ‘Indomitable spirit’ drives fight against pandemics
WESTFIELD PUBLIC HEALTH WEEKLY BULLETIN By Juanita Carnes FNP, Board of Health chair Proud and happy to see the Department of Public...
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3.1KEducationSurvey takers want $2M school grant spent on staffing
SOUTHWICK — The Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District is awaiting approval from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for a $2 million...
