by Cliff Clark | Mar 14, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield
WESTFIELD — Arriving alongside a new squadron of fighter jets at Barnes Air National Guard Base are questions about noise and pollution. North Side resident Rose Kim, commenting on the current noise level at the airport, said it has affected the quality of life for...
by Cliff Clark | Mar 14, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — Emotions ran high during the public comments portion of the first School Committee meeting since the community learned of two racist incidents involving students attending Southwick Regional School in early February. “None of you can tell her what she’s...
by Cliff Clark | Mar 14, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — Implementing the town’s municipal aggregation plan may happen sooner than expected, according to a vice president with Colonial Power Group, the company the town chose to oversee the program that can save businesses and residents money on their electric...
by Cliff Clark | Mar 7, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — Dollar General’s plans to open a retail outlet on College Highway faced opposition at a Feb. 27 meeting where residents said it isn’t needed. “I don’t think our town needs another dollar store,” said Pat Montagna, a resident of the Winnfield Circle...
by Cliff Clark | Mar 7, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Southwick
SOUTHWICK — An amateur historian who spent 30 years researching and walking the route of the New Haven-Northampton Canal recently gifted the Southwick Historical Society a computer that contains all his research in a user-friendly format. “This is just wonderful,” Pat...