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Carvana opponents protest outside Town Hall ahead of July 20 hearing

SOUTHWICK- Dozens of Southwick residents attended a July 17 rally outside of Town Hall in opposition of the proposed Carvana project being...

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Business

Dozens gather to protest Carvana project

Protesters plan to return to Town Hall for June 29 Planning Board hearing SOUTHWICK- Dozens of protesters gathered outside of Town Hall...

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Business

Carvana opponents plan June 26 protest

SOUTHWICK- Opponents of the proposed Carvana facility are staging a protest June 26 at the site of the project — the Griffin...

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Westfield Newsroom

Baker, Biden call on Trump to end protest, breach on Capitol

WASHINGTON DC – “Enough is enough is enough,” said President-elect Joe Biden during a televised statement Jan. 6 several hours into a...

Police/Fire

Police chief defends use of drone during June BLM protest

WESTFIELD- Police Chief Lawrence P. Valliere responded to claims from a local Westfield resident alleging that the Westfield Police Department misused its...

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Sports

Student athletes protest postponing sports in Southwick

SOUTHWICK – Student athletes Sept. 8 protested a decision of the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School Committee that postpones fall sports at Southwick Regional...

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Westfield Newsroom

Demonstrators return to WSU for second week to protest inaction against campus sexual assault

WESTFIELD- More than a dozen demonstrators returned to the Westfield State University campus Monday afternoon for the second week to protest what...

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Westfield

Students host peaceful march in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

WESTFIELD- Dozens of Westfield residents and students marched downtown Sunday afternoon in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement following the death...

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Westfield

Hundreds gather at Park Square to protest racism, police brutality

WESTFIELD- Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on the Park Square Green Thursday evening to protest the murder of George Floyd and to show...

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Westfield

Peaceful student protest planned for June 7

WESTFIELD- A peaceful student protest is being planned for Sunday, June 7 at 2 p.m. at the Westfield Senior Center in solidarity...

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SWK/Hilltowns

Southwick students host protest against police brutality, racism

SOUTHWICK- Inspired by the unrest happening throughout the country, dozens of Southwick Regional School students held their own peaceful protest against racism...