Blandford voters back library expansion with state grant aid
BLANDFORD — On the Special Town Meeting warrant of March 18 was a vote to move forward with a grant application for an expansion of the Porter Memorial Library, a step that library director Nicole Daviau said the town has been waiting for five years to take. “Every...
Westfield St. Pat float brings song’s ‘Unicorn’ back to life
WESTFIELD — This year’s Sons of Erin float for the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade on March 17 is based on “The Unicorn,” a song by Shel Silverstein, made popular by the Irish Rovers. The float, on which this year’s colleen Sydney Drugan and her court of Grace Hanna,...Gateway seeks 3.2% budget hike with insurance costs rising
HUNTINGTON — The Gateway Regional School District presented the fiscal year 2025 budget at a public hearing on March 6. Superintendent Kristen Smidy said overall the budget of $17,971,760 reflects a 3.24% increase, which she added is a little lower than...Private donors help city buy ex-rectory as police station site
WESTFIELD — Thanks to a few private donors, including a large anonymous gift, the city will be able to acquire the former Blessed Sacrament rectory property, for use as a new police station site.