Fairgoers flock to Big E for West Springfield’s special day
Sept. 16 — the first Monday of the Big E’s 2024 season — was warm and sunny. It was perfect fair weather for the 67,034 people who attended. That number was four times higher than the Salute to West Springfield in 2023, when only 16,549 people attended because of rainy weather, setting a record low attendance.
Police site committee focusing on downtown West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Police Station Siting Committee has recommended seven parcels to Mayor William Reichelt, who said he plans to meet with committee Chair Anthony DiStefano after the Big E to discuss them and figure out the town’s next steps. Next steps could...Festival, cemetery tours to explore West Springfield’s early history
WEST SPRINGFIELD — On Oct. 19, the Ramapogue Historical Society will host its third annual Fall Festival at the Josiah Day House, 1-4 p.m., followed by cemetery tours from 4 to 7 p.m. at the nearby Park Street Cemetery. “Both events are free,” said Ramapogue President...West Springfield arts booster exhibits own works at library show
“I had not done a show for maybe 10 years. I used to love it, but assumed I was done with that,” she told Reminder Publishing. “But someone who was supposed to display their work canceled, and the head librarian said to me, ‘Jane, we need your paintings.’ So, I did it.”