by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 23, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Black lights, canvas, cardboard and tissue paper: in the hands of children, it becomes art. On April 15, children eagerly ran around the West Springfield Boys & Girls Club showing their creations to family members at the West Springfield Boys & Girls Club Art Exhibit.
by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 16, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, More Articles, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — West Springfield teen Thu Zar Win has shown that she knows what it takes to be a leader and a mentor and, as a result, has been named the West Springfield Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year.
by Mike Lydick | Apr 16, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Five West Springfield teachers are among more than 100 teachers in Western Massachusetts who will be recognized for their exceptional teaching skills.
by Amy Porter | Apr 9, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WESTFIELD — The Blessed Buys Thrift Shoppe recently donated a portion of its quarterly profits, $1,000, to the Kinship Fund at Westfield High School. The thrift store is a project of the First Congregational Church on 18 Broad St.
by Ryan Feyre | Apr 8, 2025 | Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Springfield, West Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The Trump administration terminated $106 million in K-12 education grant funding for Massachusetts schools, including over $47 million dedicated to Springfield alone.
by Ryan Feyre | Apr 8, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Budget season is in full force in West Springfield. On April 2, the School Committee approved a $58.1 million school budget for fiscal year 2026, a $1.7 million increase from FY25.