Westfield
Nonprofit serving seniors puts out call for more volunteers
WESTFIELD — Sarah Gillett Services for the Elderly is seeking volunteers to serve as corporators, and potentially board of trustees members, to continue its important work providing grants to local organizations to provide services to the elderly.
Senator sees affordability as key to state’s economic future
WESTFIELD — At the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce’s Oct. 25 legislative luncheon, hosted at Tekoa Country Club, state Sen. John Velis (D-Westfield) told an audience of businesspeople that data shows 20- to 40-year-olds are leaving Massachusetts, and people who graduate from college are not moving to Massachusetts.
Westfield pre-K parents worried about plans to close Fort Meadow
WESTFIELD — Parents at the Oct. 21 meeting of the School Committee expressed worry about plans to close the Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center after this year. Nicole Tillman said her son was “a miracle born at 23 weeks, who we were told was not viable,” and who...
Westfield Puerto Rican group honors 2 educators
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Puerto Rican Association recently raised the flag of Puerto Rico at City Hall and recognized two city residents in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 annually.
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.
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
