Westfield
Fallen SEAL Christopher Chambers honored with plaque
WESTFIELD — With his father watching on Dec. 11, over a thousand students, most wearing black, gathered together with teachers, administrators, city and state officials, and military service members in the Westfield High School gymnasium.
Topping off ceremony held for new Westfield Technical Academy home build
WESTFIELD — The first to arrive at the topping off ceremony of the final truss for the new home being built by Westfield Technical Academy students on 12 St. James Ave. was a truck from Westfield Gas & Electric.
Westfield City Council votes on tax shift after delay
WESTFIELD — Council President John Beltrandi III opened the special meeting on Dec. 9 at 5 p.m., noting that the only item on the agenda was a vote on the tax shift between residents and commercial property owners in the city.
Ribbon cutting, narrated tour headline Columbia Greenway Rail Trail Solar System Walk
WESTFIELD — Before the ribbon cutting for the solar system walk on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail on Nov. 29, created by Westfield High School Astronomy Club members Krystyna Goulette and Kaitlyn Goulette — president of the club — Krystyna thanked everyone who made the walk possible.
Mayor’s Tree Lighting brings on the holiday season in Westfield
WESTFIELD — Westfield Mayor Mike McCabe and Bob Plasse, president of Westfield on Weekends, counted down the lighting of the 20-foot tree on the Elm Street Plaza on Nov. 29 to bring in the holiday season.
District says Westfield’s focus on attendance is making gains
WESTFIELD — Westfield Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski and Christopher Rogers, director of operations and safety, spoke with Reminder Publishing on Nov. 21 about the district’s focus on improving attendance and decreasing chronic absenteeism, saying they had good data to report.
Westfield City Council updated on athletic fields progress at WHS
Progress on the WHS girls’ softball field, which is expected be ready by spring, 2026.Reminder Publishing submitted photo WESTFIELD — During public participation at the City Council meeting on Nov. 20, Councilor Ralph Figy gave an update on the progress of the new...
Huntington man charged with attempted murder in Westfield
WESTFIELD — A Huntington man accused of walking into a barbershop on the morning of Nov. 21 and stabbing a man multiple times was arrested for attempted murder a few hours later at his home.
Site plan approved for new Westfield warehouse on Cycle Street
WESTFIELD — On Nov. 18, the Planning Board unanimously approved a site plan for a warehouse on Cycle Street to be occupied by Aero Fastener, an aerospace manufacturing company currently located on Servistar Industrial Way.
Westfield Theatre Group presents ‘Winter Lights’ Dec. 3-15
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Theatre Group will be presenting “Winter Lights: 10 plays, 5 visions,” a night of 10, 10-minute plays on Dec. 5, 6, 12 and 13, at the Westfield Woman’s Club at 28 Court St.