West Springfield
Alumna’s memorial fund supports West Springfield softball team
WEST SPRINGFIELD — When West Springfield High School girls softball players take the field this spring, they will already have seen thousands of practice pitches fired over home plate by a new pitching machine, and will be wearing crisp new uniforms. The school was...
Budget outlook ‘grim,’ but mayors have big plans
AGAWAM — West Springfield Mayor William Reichelt told the business community at a recent West of the River Chamber of Commerce breakfast that the town’s budget outlook was “grimmer than it has been in the past.” Specifically, he cited state representatives telling...
West Springfield votes like state to support Biden, Trump
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Joseph Biden and Donald Trump widened their leads in the presidential nomination races on March 5, and voters in both Massachusetts as a whole, and West Springfield in particular, placed themselves firmly in the front-runners’ corners. Both...
Unanimous vote saves West Springfield’s Mittineague School for next year
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Mittineague School will stay open, for now, the School Committee recently confirmed in a largely symbolic vote. But the committee also voted to start what could be a decade-long process of building a new elementary school in town, likely...
Frigid fundraiser led by local police aids Special Olympics
WESTFIELD — This year’s Law Enforcement Torch Run Western Massachusetts Polar Plunge takes place Sunday, March 10, at Hampton Ponds State Park, 1048 North Rd., Westfield. Officer Erica Ireland of the West Springfield Police Department, who helps organize the Polar...
Librarians support book access laws, get few calls for bans
Book bans and attempted bans at public libraries across the country are increasing, and not just in conservative-leaning states. Even in Massachusetts, some libraries have been challenged by groups that want to restrict access to what books and other materials are...
Mittineague won’t close this year following unanimous vote
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Mittineague School will stay open, for now, the School Committee recently confirmed in a largely symbolic vote.
Super Tuesday is last chance to vote in presidential primary
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 at the usual voting locations in the Hilltowns.
Super Tuesday is last chance to vote in presidential primary
WEST SPRINGFIELD — 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 at the usual voting locations in West Springfield.
Colleen’s journey started as avid parade watcher with ‘Papa’
WEST SPRINGFIELD — A senior at West Springfield High School, Olivia Lyons, 17, is a member of the varsity volleyball and tennis teams. And newly crowned as West Side’s 2024 colleen.
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