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Westfield lights eighth Hanukkah candle on Dec. 21

By | Dec 30, 2025

Westfield lights eighth Hanukkah candle on Dec. 21

The lighting of the Menorah on the Elm Street Plaza on Dec. 21, was not only the celebration of the eighth day of Hanukkah, the festival of lights, but of the rededication of the Congregation Ahavas Achim 50 years ago in Westfield.


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Observances planned for Knox Trail’s 250th in Jan.

By | Dec 30, 2025

Observances planned for Knox Trail’s 250th in Jan.

Westfield Historical Commissioner Jennifer Thielen read a proclamation to the City Council at its meeting on Dec. 18 in honor of Major General Henry Knox.


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Excavator donated to Westfield Technical Academy

By | Dec 22, 2025

Excavator donated to Westfield Technical Academy

WESTFIELD — The arrival of a brand new Volvo ECR 25 Electric Excavator, with a value of $80,000 to $100,000, at the Westfield Technical Academy Horticulture Department on Dec. 15, created quite a stir.


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Year in Review: Looking back on 2025 in Westfield, Southwick and the Hilltowns

By | Dec 22, 2025

Year in Review: Looking back on 2025 in Westfield, Southwick and the Hilltowns

With 2025 nearly behind us, Reminder Publishing looks back at some of the biggest stories in Westfield, Southwick and the Hilltowns over the past 12 months. From new schools, to elections, a spying allegation and beyond, 2025 was a consequential year for Westfield and Southwick.


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Fallen SEAL Christopher Chambers honored with plaque

By | Dec 17, 2025

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.


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Topping off ceremony held for new Westfield Technical Academy home build

By | Dec 17, 2025

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.


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Westfield City Council votes on tax shift after delay

By | Dec 16, 2025

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.


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Ribbon cutting, narrated tour headline Columbia Greenway Rail Trail Solar System Walk

By | Dec 10, 2025

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.


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Mayor’s Tree Lighting brings on the holiday season in Westfield

By | Dec 10, 2025

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.


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District says Westfield’s focus on attendance is making gains

By | Dec 4, 2025

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.


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