West Springfield
Horse owners unsatisfied with response to Big E’s barn fire
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Owners of horses injured in a Sept. 20 fire at the Big E are saying it was more serious than first responders and Eastern States Exposition staff reported.
Family traditions aid high turnout on Big E’s Agawam Day
Bill Toelken said as a neighboring community, it’s important that the Big E recognize Agawam with a special day: “There’s a lot of work that goes on to support the fair on both sides of the river, not just in West Springfield.”
Westfield cruise night presents $2,500 to vet organizations
WESTFIELD — As the son of a veteran, Bruce Marshall supports missions of local veteran organizations, especially those that help veterans in need. That’s why he wrapped up the 2024 season of his “Cruisin’ with Bruce Marshall” car show at Hampton Ponds Plaza by presenting three local veterans groups with a donation.
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.
Police site committee focusing on downtown West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Police Station Siting Committee has recommended seven parcels to Mayor William Reichelt, who said he plans to meet with committee Chair Anthony DiStefano after the Big E to discuss them and figure out the town’s next steps. Next steps could...
Festival, cemetery tours to explore West Springfield’s early history
WEST SPRINGFIELD — On Oct. 19, the Ramapogue Historical Society will host its third annual Fall Festival at the Josiah Day House, 1-4 p.m., followed by cemetery tours from 4 to 7 p.m. at the nearby Park Street Cemetery. “Both events are free,” said Ramapogue...
West Springfield arts booster exhibits own works at library show
“I had not done a show for maybe 10 years. I used to love it, but assumed I was done with that,” she told Reminder Publishing. “But someone who was supposed to display their work canceled, and the head librarian said to me, ‘Jane, we need your paintings.’ So, I did it.”
West Springfield teen’s Caribbean trip mixes sports, service
Ten American teenagers traveled to the Dominican Republic this past July to not only play baseball with 10 teenagers from this island country, but also to work together as teammates on a community service project.
Unions call for safety gate at West Springfield railroad crossing
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Mere feet away from the Big E’s busy Gate 9, train conductors use a railroad crossing to transport 33,000 gallons of propane from West Springfield’s CSX yard to NGL Supply, behind Memorial Avenue’s shopping centers.
More than speed humps sought on West Springfield’s Circle Drive
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Fixing the potholes on Circle Drive has only made the speeding problem worse, so the town is adding a few bumps back in. The neighborhood is the latest street approved by the Town Council to receive speed humps. But at a Sept. 9 public hearing,...
