Westfield schedules early voting for state presidential primary
WESTFIELD — In-person early voting will be available starting Feb. 24 and continuing daily through March 1 for the presidential primary election in Massachusetts.
Westfield students pitch in to help home for teens, young adults
WESTFIELD — Catherine Tansey, site coordinator for Our House, and Ann Lentini of Domus Inc. were at Munger Hill Elementary School to thank students for the food they collected for the residence for unhoused teens and young adults.
Westfield High School celebrates Community Closet reopening
WESTFIELD — Westfield High School on Feb. 12 celebrated the grand reopening of its newly refurbished Community Closet, which offers free clothing, personal care items and school supplies to any member of the WHS community who might be in need of them.
Westfield warehouse OK’d despite organized neighbor opposition
WESTFIELD — The Planning Board voted 5-2 to approve the site plan, stormwater permit, and special permits for Falcon Landing, after months of tension between the board, developers, and North Side residents over the warehouse proposal.
Westfield Fire Dept. gets $150K for overtime transfer request
WESTFIELD — The City Council approved $150,000 in overtime for Westfield’s Fire Department, and pledged to avert extreme cost-saving measures that firefighters warned would happen if the overtime account runs out, such as closing Fire Station 2 or instituting “brownouts” in coverage.
Westfield science fair has ideas for baby health care, art
WESTFIELD — When Luke Bulan volunteered at Baystate Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, or NICU, for a week last summer, he noticed he couldn’t do anything to help with half the babies in the unit, because they were confined to incubators.