Open houses planned at 5 sites on ‘Tri-Town History Trail’
For the second year in a row, the Pioneer Valley History Network will sponsor a “History on the Go” day of open houses in the Westfield area, on Saturday, Oct. 5. The local event, dubbed the Tri-Town History Trail, will highlight local industrial history with stops in...
Senior Center leader gets to know clients at Southwick BBQ
SOUTHWICK — Nearly 100 clients of the town’s Senior Center enjoyed a barbecue lunch and live music during the center’s annual get-together on Sept. 19 at Whalley Park. “Everyone seemed to have a great time,” said Lisa Anderson, the newly appointed director of the Senior Center.
Donors sought to sponsor wreaths for Southwick veterans’ graves
SOUTHWICK — Lisa Anderson, the sexton of the town’s Old and New cemeteries, is looking for donors to ensure the graves of every veteran buried in the cemeteries will be adorned with a wreath during this winter’s holidays. “It’s a way for a family, or anyone, to say to...
Huntington Food Pantry running raffle to meet year-end needs
HUNTINGTON — Since the spring, the Huntington Food Pantry has been reaching out to the communities that it serves for support, something that it has not often done in its decades-long service of providing food to families in more than a dozen area Hilltowns.
Fairgoers flock to Big E for West Springfield’s special day
Sept. 16 — the first Monday of the Big E’s 2024 season — was warm and sunny. It was perfect fair weather for the 67,034 people who attended. That number was four times higher than the Salute to West Springfield in 2023, when only 16,549 people attended because of rainy weather, setting a record low attendance.