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By | Feb 14, 2024

WinterFest meets under one roof for 10th anniversary edition

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Marking a decade of championing the city’s culture, tastes, and traditions, It’s West Springfield Inc., a local nonprofit celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, will host a “Marketplace Emporium” as this year’s edition of WinterFest.


Rich J. Wirth
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By | Feb 9, 2024

Free fireworks to celebrate town’s 250th birthday this month

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Fireworks on Feb. 23 will mark the town’s actual 250th anniversary, but the celebrations won’t stop there.


Michael Ballway
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By | Feb 9, 2024

Robotics team introduce teens to engineering, tech careers

The 2024 robotics season kicked off in January with student teams for Rosie Robotics at Agawam High School and Mechatronic Maniacs at West Springfield High School ramping out work to design and build their newest robots.


Mike Lydick
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By | Feb 9, 2024

West Side breaks ground on hub for 1st fiber-optic network

WEST SPRINGFIELD — In the midst of strong winds and falling snow, representatives of West Springfield and Westfield Gas & Electric gathered Jan. 29 to officially break ground on a fiber-optic cable hut.


Tyler Lederer
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By | Feb 9, 2024

Councilors divide on Mittineague decision, but sign petition

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Town councilors are divided about the School Committee’s decision to close Mittineague School and reassign its students to Coburn and Tatham schools.


Tyler Lederer
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By | Feb 9, 2024

Youth help ‘Bike Man’ collect winter gear for those in need

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Dozens of youngsters recently gave up their Saturday morning to give back to their communities by filling backpacks — Cruiser Care Packs — with winter gear to help people experiencing homelessness stay warm.


Mike Lydick
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By | Feb 1, 2024

Rep. Walter DeFilippi recalled as respected fiscal watchdog

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Walter DeFilippi, the retired West Springfield legislator famous for his cowboy hats, died Jan. 15 at the age of 97.


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By | Feb 1, 2024

Petition to stop Mittineague closure faces Feb. 8 deadline

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Parents and neighbors of Mittineague School are still collecting signatures, hoping to stop or even slow down the recent decision to close the town’s oldest and smallest current elementary school.


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By | Jan 24, 2024

WSHS will adopt locked-pouch system to stop cellphone use

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Students at West Springfield High School will soon have to join their counterparts at the regional vocational school in locking away their cellphones during the day.


Michael Ballway
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By | Jan 24, 2024

Music school owner shares keys to success in 40-year career

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Forty years ago, Ellen Buoniconti began giving piano lessons to children in the basement of her home. She took on five students at first, starting the business with modest expectations.


Staasi Heropoulos - Columnist at The Reminder
Staasi Heropoulos
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Staasi Heropoulos has been a broadcast and print journalist as well as a corporate communications practitioner, in Western Mass. and internationally for more than 40 years. He loves writing feature articles on local people and places but also welcomes story ideas about corporate and government malfeasance. Staasi can be reached at Staasi.Heropoulos@gmail.com.

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