Southwick
Parent, petition call for schools to address racist incidents
SOUTHWICK — Students called a Black classmate the N-word and conducted a mock “slave auction” on social media, and school administrators have been too slow to root out racism at Southwick Regional School, the alleged victim’s mother, the local NAACP leader and an online petitioner all said.
Town to seek public’s thoughts on hunting permission law
SOUTHWICK — With two Select Board members saying the feedback they’ve gotten from residents about a proposed hunting bylaw was generally 50-50 for and against, the board agreed to seek public input.
Super Tuesday is last chance to vote in presidential primary
SOUTHWICK — Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. across Massachusetts for the “Super Tuesday” presidential primary election on Tuesday, March 5, including in the Senior Center at the rear entrance of Town Hall, 454 College Hwy., Southwick.
Citizen’s Police Academy will offer look behind the badge
SOUTHWICK — For those who want to learn about what police officers do while serving and protecting the community, the Police Department is bringing back its Citizen’s Police Academy as part of its community police initiative.
Library seeks $20K for story walk, other outdoor features
SOUTHWICK — Librarians are requesting $20,659 in Community Preservation Act funds but not to spend in the library. Instead, they’re looking to add features outside.
Southwick schedules early voting for state presidential primary
SOUTHWICK — In-person early voting will be available starting Feb. 24 and continuing Feb. 25 to March 1 for the presidential primary election in Massachusetts.
Planners criticize size, design of proposed storage building
SOUTHWICK — During a Planning Board public hearing on a proposal to build a 58,800-square-foot self-storage facility on College Highway, board members made it clear they think the building is too big for the lot.
Conservation Commission teen intern is ready for change
SOUTHWICK — It’s not often a 17-year-old has a sense of the past, present and future, and how actions taken today can have consequences years from now. But then again, Lucas Caron is not your typical teenager.
Southwick looks to re-split parks, senior director positions
SOUTHWICK — The Select Board recently acknowledged that its experiment to have one director for the Council on Aging and the Parks and Recreation Commission really didn’t work.
Electric aggregation plan waiting for public input, state approval
SOUTHWICK — The town has released its municipal aggregation plan prepared by the Colonial Power Group that can lower electricity costs for residents and businesses.