WESTFIELD — Over the weekend of Nov. 9, Westfield High School senior Jillian Battles completed her mission of filling 800 “Bags for Bravery” for active troops and veterans with everything from personal care items and throw blankets, to notebooks, pens, pencils and playing cards to a wide range of snacks.
WESTFIELD — Amelia Park Arena has become a landmark for sports and entertainment in the city, so it is hard to believe it is just about to turn 25 years-old.
WESTFIELD — As former Police Chief Lawrence Valliere stood in the City Council Chambers after being recognized by state and local officials for his 41 years of police work, he recounted a conversation with another former Westfield police chief, John Camerota, with his friends, family and mother looking on.
WESTFIELD — Elizabeth Hanechak of Russell, a Life Scout with Troop 124 in Westfield, kicked off an Eagle Scout community service project over the weekend, collecting electronic waste for e-cycling from over 200 Westfield residents at City Hall.
WESTFIELD — For Gene Theroux, one of the three staff working for the Westfield Veterans Services, nearly every day is Veterans Day. The city’s graves officer, he’s always at one of the city’s nine cemeteries checking conditions of veterans’ gravestones or repairing them.
WESTFIELD — According to unofficial results, 19,821 voters — representing 66.69% of registered voters — cast their ballots in Westfield on Nov. 5.