With the state’s recent classification of kratom and its derivatives as Schedule I substances, the Boards of Health in Westfield and Southwick are having the potentially dangerous herbal extract removed from shelves of mostly convenience stores or gas stations in both communities.
SOUTHWICK – The Water Commission will likely approve an increase in water rates at its next meeting after a presentation by DPW Director Rich Bosak at its meeting on Aug. 20.
SOUTHWICK — The way Bob Fox tells it, the Rotary Club of Southwick’s Annual Steak Roast is an event that creates lasting memories every September.
WESTFIELD – The groundbreaking ceremony held Tuesday marking the start of construction of the city’s new police station was a “long time coming,” said Mayor Michael McCabe.
SOUTHWICK — It was announced at the most recent Lake Management Committee meeting that the state’s Department of Environmental Protection will fund the continued development of a plan to improve water quality in the three Great Ponds.