by Mike Lydick | Jun 25, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, More Articles, West Springfield, Westfield
WESTFIELD — Ava Skowron, a sixth grader at Doering School in Agawam, is one of two statewide winners of an annual Americanism essay contest to be sponsored by the Westfield-West Springfield Lodge of Elks.
by Staasi Heropoulos | Jun 19, 2024 | Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Cindy Sheridan Murphy, 63, had just come home from hiking and running with friends and she noticed one of her breasts was sore. Murphy said she’ll never forget the day she discovered the lump: June 29, 2014. “I found a lump the size of a golf ball...
by Mike Lydick | Jun 19, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Lisa Maccrone always wanted to be an elementary physical education teacher. It took her 10 years to achieve that goal after starting in 1986 at West Springfield Middle School as a health teacher. When there was an opening for a physical education...
by Miasha Lee | Jun 19, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, More Local Headlines, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The West Springfield Public Library began its Summer Reading Program on June 18. The program runs until Aug. 2. The theme this year is “Read, Renew, Repeat,” with a focus on protecting the environment. “For us as a library, we have so many exciting...
by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 17, 2024 | Agawam, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Hampden County, Local News, Longmeadow, Ludlow, More Articles, Springfield, West Springfield
Nearly 50 students will have an easier time paying for college this fall with scholarships totaling $70,000 from the Springfield Council of Jewish Women.
by Staasi Heropoulos | Jun 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Marie Colbert is a retired payroll clerk living in a small ranch house on Westfield Street. She takes pride in her home and was frustrated when she couldn’t keep it pristine.
