West Springfield
West Springfield committee, consultant to craft schools plan
WEST SPRINGFIELD — After decades of studies, subcommittee meetings and School Committee discussions produced a plan for closing Mittineague School that prompted unprecedented outcry, Mayor William Reichelt wants “a true master plan of the steps we can do moving...
West Side Creamy Cones opens for business in West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — After 10 years of running an ice cream catering truck, Mehmet Sarikcioglu has opened his own shop. West Side Creamy Cones is serving soft serve, sandwiches, sundaes and more at a Union Street storefront.
West Springfield 250th committee calls for cleanup volunteers
WEST SPRINGFIELD — West Side will host its annual Clean-Up Day on Sunday, April 21. Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., volunteers can come to Town Hall, 26 Central St., to register, pick up supplies like gloves and trash bags, and to receive refreshments from the Lions...
Irish Center in West Springfield seeks $2M to finish top floor
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Diners, drinkers, rugby teams, small club meetings and musicians from across the ocean playing intimate concerts, they all come to Morgan Road.
West Springfield council votes 6-3 to take 1st step to new Fausey
WEST SPRINGFIELD — For three Town Council members considering plans to build a new elementary school, the question was “why rush,” especially as the planning process will take years. But for a majority of the Town Council, the response was: Why wait longer than...
West Springfield mayor says he’s working on senior van, kitchen
WEST SPRINGFIELD — “We have a forgotten department in this town,” Linda Parent told the Town Council on March 18, “and that’s the Council on Aging. We have a very small staff there, a part-time custodian and 80-year-old women moving chairs and tables. We also have...
Signs on West Springfield streets part of nationwide Medal of Honor recognition
WEST SPRINGFIELD — American Legion Post 207 hosted a ceremony on March 25 to unveil a sign designating Route 20 in West Springfield as the “Massachusetts Medal of Honor Highway.” The sign, at 83 Park Ave., was sponsored and paid for by the Massachusetts Military...
West Springfield awardees attracted to teaching by love for learning
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Five West Springfield teachers, Megan Banks, Stephanie Duggan, Karin Kane, Courtney Kimball and Christopher Taft, will be honored this month for their exceptional teaching skills. Each was chosen for a 2024 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching...
West Springfield playgrounds, school renovations to get final ESSER dollars
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The last million dollars of pandemic relief funds will upgrade offices and playgrounds at several schools. West Springfield School Committee member Kathleen Alevras, chair of the Facilities Subcommittee, told her colleagues on March 26 that the...
Agawam-West Springfield CROP Walk sets goal of raising $10K
AGAWAM — The 2024 Agawam-West Springfield CROP Hunger Walk will take place Sunday, April 28, at Feeding Hills Congregational Church. CROP Hunger Walks are community-led interfaith events that raise funds to end hunger locally and around the world. Everyone is...
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