WESTFIELD — The arrival of a brand new Volvo ECR 25 Electric Excavator, with a value of $80,000 to $100,000, at the Westfield Technical Academy Horticulture Department on Dec. 15, created quite a stir.
With 2025 nearly behind us, Reminder Publishing looks back at some of the biggest stories in Westfield, Southwick and the Hilltowns over the past 12 months. From new schools, to elections, a spying allegation and beyond, 2025 was a consequential year for Westfield and Southwick.
WESTFIELD — With his father watching on Dec. 11, over a thousand students, most wearing black, gathered together with teachers, administrators, city and state officials, and military service members in the Westfield High School gymnasium.
WESTFIELD — The first to arrive at the topping off ceremony of the final truss for the new home being built by Westfield Technical Academy students on 12 St. James Ave. was a truck from Westfield Gas & Electric.
WESTFIELD — Council President John Beltrandi III opened the special meeting on Dec. 9 at 5 p.m., noting that the only item on the agenda was a vote on the tax shift between residents and commercial property owners in the city.
WESTFIELD — Before the ribbon cutting for the solar system walk on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail on Nov. 29, created by Westfield High School Astronomy Club members Krystyna Goulette and Kaitlyn Goulette — president of the club — Krystyna thanked everyone who made the walk possible.