Westfield

State gives $1M grant for auto, IT shops at Westfield Tech

By Amy Porter | Oct 29, 2024

State gives $1M grant for auto, IT shops at Westfield Tech

BOURNE — Westfield Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski drove down to Cape Cod on the morning of Oct. 22 to participate in the Healey-Driscoll administration’s announcement at Upper Cape Cod Tech of more than $17 million in Skills Capital Lab Modernization grants.

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By Tyler Lederer | Oct 29, 2024

Harvard student bringing naloxone training to high schools

WESTFIELD — Could Westfield high school students, even those not on the path to health care jobs, be trained to administer a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose? Suhanee Mitragotri, a neuroscience, and global health and health policy student at Harvard...

By Tina Lesniak | Oct 29, 2024

Dentists offer tips to keep teeth healthy after trick-or-treating

One of the best parts of Halloween for most kids is the excessive amount of candy they come home with after trick-or-treating. Some kids like to savor it, making it last for weeks, while others like to dive into the pile of sugar and go through it quickly. However,...

By Michael Ballway | Oct 25, 2024

When to vote, where to vote in Westfield for Nov. 5 ballot

WESTFIELD — Though not every legislator has an opponent, voters in Westfield have several choices to make on their Nov. 5 election ballots, or during early voting sessions. At the top of the ballot is a six-way contest for United States president, featuring...

By Amy Porter | Oct 23, 2024

Leaders commit to diversity in wake of court pushback

WESTFIELD — Top-ranking leaders in state education came to Westfield High School on Oct. 16 to announce the release of a report outlining recommendations by the Healey-Driscoll administration to ensure access into the state’s higher education system, in light of...

By Amy Porter | Oct 23, 2024

Candidates for 4th Hampden District make appeal to voters

As the election for the 4th Hampden District of the House of Representatives nears, Kelly Pease and Bridget Matthews-Kane are not taking any votes for granted. Two-time incumbent Rep. Kelly Pease, a Republican, was speaking before heading to Framingham for a...

By Tyler Lederer | Oct 23, 2024

Health care question on ballots in Agawam, Westfield, many Hilltowns

AGAWAM — Voters in the districts currently represented by state Reps. Nicholas Boldyga (R-Southwick) and Kelly Pease (R-Westfield) will decide this November whether to ask the representative to support a statewide single-payer health care system. Known as Question...

By Reminder News Staff | Oct 21, 2024

State representative candidate Q&A: Pease, Matthews-Kane

Reminder Publishing sent questionnaires to both candidates for state representative in the 4th Hampden District, which covers the town of Southampton and most of the city of Westfield. Incumbent state Rep. Kelly Pease (R-Westfield) is facing a challenge from...

By Sarah Heinonen | Oct 21, 2024

Warren, Deaton spar in debate ahead of U.S. Senate election

SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) and John Deaton, her challenger for the Massachusetts Senate seat, sparred in a contentious debate in Springfield on Oct. 17.

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Variety of attractions at PumpkinFest, including scout camp

By Tyler Lederer | Oct 16, 2024

Variety of attractions at PumpkinFest, including scout camp

WESTFIELD — On Friday, Oct. 18, Scout Troops 821 and 124, as well as Cub Scout Pack 820, will camp out on the athletic fields behind Amelia Park, and gut and guard 1,500 pumpkins.