Westfield FY26 budget passes with 6.5% tax increase
WESTFIELD — The final vote by the City Council to approve the fiscal year 2026 budget took only a few minutes out of the special meeting hosted in the Westfield Senior Center on June 30.
LePage repeats gold at SkillsUSA Nationals
WESTFIELD — Westfield Technical Academy Principal Bruce Hastings and Assistant Principal Kevin Dailey could not contain their excitement after internet technology graduate Brady LePage brought back a second-in-a-row gold medal win for Internet of Things: Smart Home technology from the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference competition in Atlanta, Georgia, June 23-27.
Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival to mark 30 years
NORTHAMPTON — The Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary on Saturday, July 19, at Look Park in Northampton.
Springfield secures $5M for HVAC upgrades at Glickman
SPRINGFIELD — Alfred Glickman Elementary School is the latest in Springfield to receive necessary upgrades to its heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
Springfield among those suing Trump admin over EPA grants
SPRINGFIELD — The fight for clean air continues as Springfield is one of many listed in a lawsuit against the Trump administration for the president’s recent termination of Environmental Protection Agency grants.
Springfield celebrates opening of first public skate, bike park
SPRINGFIELD — Louis Sacco of 413 BikeLife remembers the days before 2017 when his group of friends would get into trouble for riding their bikes in the streets and in city parks.