Westfield Puerto Rican group honors 2 educators
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Puerto Rican Association recently raised the flag of Puerto Rico at City Hall and recognized two city residents in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 annually.
State gives $1M grant for auto, IT shops at Westfield Tech
BOURNE — Westfield Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski drove down to Cape Cod on the morning of Oct. 22 to participate in the Healey-Driscoll administration’s announcement at Upper Cape Cod Tech of more than $17 million in Skills Capital Lab Modernization grants.
Harvard student bringing naloxone training to high schools
WESTFIELD — Could Westfield high school students, even those not on the path to health care jobs, be trained to administer a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose? Suhanee Mitragotri, a neuroscience, and global health and health policy student at Harvard...Southwick survey to gauge interest for fiber-optic network
SOUTHWICK — Select Board members want a better understanding of public opinion before they ask Town Meeting to decide on a $15 million bond to build a town-owned fiber-optic network. “I’m reluctant to say today that we should put it on the town warrant until I get...
Westfield River interns share progress on fight with invasives
HUNTINGTON — The Wild & Scenic Westfield River Committee, volunteers and river enthusiasts recently met for an end-of-season potluck at Stanton Hall to celebrate the year’s activities, and to hear from student interns about their work on invasive plants.