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.”
West Springfield teen’s Caribbean trip mixes sports, service
Ten American teenagers traveled to the Dominican Republic this past July to not only play baseball with 10 teenagers from this island country, but also to work together as teammates on a community service project.
Unions call for safety gate at West Springfield railroad crossing
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Mere feet away from the Big E’s busy Gate 9, train conductors use a railroad crossing to transport 33,000 gallons of propane from West Springfield’s CSX yard to NGL Supply, behind Memorial Avenue’s shopping centers.