by Amy Porter | Feb 14, 2024 | Hilltowns, Local News
CHESTER — “Small towns in Massachusetts share many of the same problems as their larger neighbors,” said Town Administrator Donald Humason, “but they also have a set of unique issues that we need our leaders in Boston to be aware of and act upon.”
by Amy Porter | Feb 9, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield
WESTFIELD — The City Council approved $150,000 in overtime for Westfield’s Fire Department, and pledged to avert extreme cost-saving measures that firefighters warned would happen if the overtime account runs out, such as closing Fire Station 2 or instituting “brownouts” in coverage.
by Amy Porter | Feb 9, 2024 | Hilltowns, Local News
CHESTER — Elizabeth Massa and the Western Mass. Hilltown Hikers don’t wait for a sunny warm day to go hiking.
by Amy Porter | Feb 1, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield
WESTFIELD — Westfield’s public schools are hosting a “Countdown to Kindergarten” information and registration night in the Westfield Middle School cafeteria, 30 W. Silver St., on Tuesday, Feb. 6.
by Amy Porter | Feb 1, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield
WESTFIELD — School administrators recently announced that Jill Phelan, principal of Highland Elementary School, has been named the principal of the new elementary school being built on Franklin Street.