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By | Sep 8, 2025

Youth, child behavioral health services expansion includes BHN

BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll administration announced that 36 community service agencies have been selected across the state to provide home- and community-based services for children, including the Behavioral Health Network, who are MassHealth members with behavioral, emotional and mental health needs.


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Thrift Shoppe ‘blesses’ Westfield Food Pantry with $1,200

By | Sep 8, 2025

Thrift Shoppe ‘blesses’ Westfield Food Pantry with $1,200

WESTFIELD — The Blessed Buys Thrift Shoppe gifted proceeds of $1,200 from its third anniversary sale to the Westfield Food Pantry last week. So far this year, the thrift store, located in the Old Town Hall at 20 Broad St., has given almost $5,000 to other nonprofits in Westfield.


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Westfield superintendent’s goals include special education review

By | Sep 3, 2025

Westfield superintendent’s goals include special education review

WESTFIELD — At the Aug. 25 School Committee meeting, in the Westfield Barnes Airport Conference Room, Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski presented his goals for the 2025-26 school year that began Aug. 28 for grades 1-12 and on Sept. 3 for preschool and kindergarten.


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Westfield, Gateway Regional awarded state preschool grants

By | Sep 3, 2025

Westfield, Gateway Regional awarded state preschool grants

BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll administration announced last week that 30 school districts, in partnership with over 100 community-based preschool programs, will receive a total of $20.3 million in Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative grants to expand access to high-quality, affordable preschool for children and families across Massachusetts.


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Overdose Awareness Vigil set for Aug. 28 in Westfield

By | Aug 27, 2025

Overdose Awareness Vigil set for Aug. 28 in Westfield

WESTFIELD — The city of Westfield will host a candlelight vigil to honor lives lost to overdose on Thursday, Aug. 28 from 6-8:30 p.m. in the Elm Street Plaza, a new location for the vigil.


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Tee Off for Tim to fund scholarship for aspiring plumbers

By | Aug 27, 2025

Tee Off for Tim to fund scholarship for aspiring plumbers

On Sept. 14, East Mountain Country Club will be the host site for the first Tim Welch Memorial Golf Tournament to fund scholarship opportunities for aspiring plumbers.


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WSU project brings students, seniors together

By | Aug 20, 2025

WSU project brings students, seniors together

WESTFIELD — The Council on Aging Sassy Stitchers knit and crochet group and Piecemakers quilting group recently completed a project for students in Faces at Westfield State University.


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Westfield High School to implement cell phone use pilot

By | Aug 20, 2025

Westfield High School to implement cell phone use pilot

WESTFIELD — While the state Legislature is currently pushing for a bell-to-bell cell phone ban in public schools, Westfield High School is planning to launch a pilot program in January that would limit which programs may be accessed in the school while still allowing use of cell phones for educational and emergency purposes.


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