by Amy Porter | Apr 4, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield
WESTFIELD — Mayor Michael McCabe has asked the City Council for approval of a $11.1 million bond for a new athletic track and field stadium, and improvements to the Boardman and girls athletic fields at Westfield High School, to be funded by utility profits. The...
by Amy Porter | Apr 3, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield
WESTFIELD — Pickleball and park land acquisition were on the agenda at the Parks & Recreation Commission’s meeting on March 25, the first meeting for new member Jessica Stanwood, who was welcomed by Chair Scott LaBombard. Pickleball was first raised during public...
by Staasi Heropoulos | Apr 3, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield, Westfield
SPRINGFIELD — Catherine Banks worked as an associate dean at Springfield College for 28 years. Now, at age 82, she is a student there, enrolled in a strength training and personal fitness class. “Two football players were assigned to me, and every week I would come in...
by Mike Lydick | Mar 27, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield
When former Westfield resident Kay Delli Bovi was diagnosed in 2019 with a rare genetic liver disease requiring a liver transplant, she realized that time was precious. Her diagnosis spurred her to not only finish a novel she started 25 years earlier while living in...
by Tyler Lederer | Mar 21, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield
WESTFIELD — Tina Gorman isn’t running the city’s Senior Center anymore, but she’s still busy and still involved with many of the programs she shepherded during her term as executive director. After Michael Squindo was hired for the top job at the Westfield Council on...
by Michael Ballway | Mar 21, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield
WESTFIELD — After successfully duplicating the classroom via the internet, the Westfield Virtual School is looking at an online version of another pillar of high school: sports. “It’s essentially playing video games, but you’re doing it competitively,” Principal Stacy...
