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American Heart Month: Heathy eating for a happy heart

My name is Eliana Lakritz. I am a full-time registered dietitian (RD) at Baystate Noble Hospital. I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience...

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WESTFIELD PUBLIC HEALTH WEEKLY BULLETIN

By Juanita Carnes FNP, Chair, and Joseph Rouse, director Local covid numbers: See Peter Currier’s front page article in Friday’s edition. Regionally,...

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Westfield Public Health weekly bulletin

By Juanita A. Carnes FNP, Westfield Board of Health chair and Joseph Rouse, Westfield health director Starting next Saturday, we will bring...

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Westfield

100 older adults receive flu shots at drive-through clinic

WESTFIELD – One hundred of the city’s older adults received their flu vaccination during a two-day drive-through flu shot clinic at the...

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Education

Westfield schools are in good shape with PPE, says school safety officer

WESTFIELD – Westfield Public Schools Safety Officer Christopher Rogers, who is also the administrator of student interventions, said the schools are in...

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Business

Health director answers Chamber’s questions in networking meeting

WESTFIELD – The Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce hosted a virtual networking meeting for members with Public Health Director Joseph Rouse Aug....

Food/Travel

First human case of EEE in the Commonwealth confirmed

BOSTON -The hits keep coming in 2020: COVID-19, murder hornets and now EEE is back. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)...

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Health

New COVID-19 reporting page for city has more data

WESTFIELD- The Westfield Health Department unveiled a new look to its COVID-19 reporting page which will now provide more data to the...

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Around Town

Velis updates the district on State House happenings

Hello Everyone! It has been quite a busy week! I attended a variety of events in the district this week in addition...

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SWK/Hilltowns

Southwick officials planning for opening of Town Hall

SOUTHWICK – With Gov. Charlie Baker’s announcement of a phased approach to opening businesses, Southwick officials are getting prepared. Chief Administrative Officer...

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Health

Rouse requests COVID-19 tracing assistant

WESTFIELD – The Massachusetts Department of Health is coordinating efforts to assist communities with COVID-19 contact tracing, a daunting task for Westfield,...