L and O readies vote on sewer rate hike WESTFIELD — Water Resources Department Director David Billips made his case for a sewer rate increase to the City Council Thursday night, the same case he has tried to make four times over the last eight years. And Legislative and Ordinance Committee Chairman Peter J....
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Community Services dissolved WESTFIELD — The City Council last night voted to reverse what it called “an experiment” and separated the Council on Aging, the Parks and Recreation Department and the Veterans Services department into three separate entities. In 2005, then Mayor Richard K....
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Patricia A. Courtney WESTFIELD – Patricia A. Courtney, 84, of this city, died Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Westfield on August 29, 1926 to Marcus and Chrystel (George) Lawson. She attended local schools in...
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Tues., Sept. 7 BOYS’ SOCCER Belchertown at Southwick-Tolland, 4 p.m. Gateway at Smith Academy, 3:30 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER West Springfield at Westfield, 3:30 p.m. St. Mary’s at St. Joe’s,...
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By BERNADETTE JOHNSON Staff Writer WESTFIELD — Ruth LaPrise is among those hoping for “fair” weather over the Labor Day weekend. On Tuesday, LaPrise and her husband, Paul, were...
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Blandford Fair opens Friday WESTFIELD — Ruth LaPrise is among those hoping for “fair” weather over the Labor Day weekend. On Tuesday, LaPrise and her husband, Paul, were busy...
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Stanley F. Tenero NORTHAMPTON – Stanley F. “Toby” Tenero, 86, of 202 Jackson St., passed away at home on Tuesday morning, August 31, 2010 . He was born in...
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By FREDERICK GORE Correspondent OTIS — Two years ago, Otis resident and family man Ken Packie said goodbye to his corporate-America job to live his dream. Packie was employed...
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By DAVE CANTON Staff Writer WESTFIELD — A Westfield woman denied responsibility for the death of a 3-year-old girl in a June 23 car crash, as she was arraigned...
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Driver in fatal crash arraigned WESTFIELD — A Westfield woman denied responsibility for the death of a 3-year-old girl in a June 23 car crash, as she was arraigned...
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By DAVE CANTON Staff Writer WESTFIELD — The Westfield Gas and Electric may or may not need $1 million, but wants the City Council to approve a bond in...
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H. Barbara Cowles SOUTHWICK – H. Barbara (Corcoran) Cowles, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2010 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Polly and Jim Carlin of...
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By BERNADETTE JOHNSON Staff Writer WESTFIELD — The relative quiet of Thomas Street was disrupted yesterday as 86 Westfield State University students and their families converged on Lansdowne Place...
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By DAVE CANTON Staff Writer BELCHERTOWN — A Springfield attorney was arraigned yesterday in Eastern Hampshire District Court on charges he struck and killed a Westfield man in South...
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By CARL E. HARTDEGEN Staff Writer WESTFIELD — A city man was arrested at gunpoint Monday evening after he threatened to shoot another resident, left the area and then...
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By CARL E. HARTDEGEN Staff Writer WESTFIELD — An alert witness foiled a burglary early this morning when he saw a crime as it was unfolding and called police....
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By BERNADETTE JOHNSON Staff Writer WESTFIELD — More than 200 Westfield State University students, many of them incoming freshmen, took to the streets of Downtown Westfield in blue shirts...
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WESTFIELD — Apparently, local residents have strong opinions about which fast food restaurant chain is better. Westfield police report that two teen-age youths entered the Burger King restaurant at...
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‘Not guilty’ plea in Kareta death BELCHERTOWN — A Springfield attorney was arraigned yesterday in Eastern Hampshire District Court on charges he struck and killed a Westfield man in...
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Paul E. Delskey, Jr. SOUTHWICK – Paul E. Delskey, Jr., 68, of this town, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 28, 2010 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after a...
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This Saturday, September 4 BY MARK McKEON WESTFIELD, MA – Open cockpit all star Jim Maguire will come out of retirement to race a Quad 4 Midget at Whip...
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By CARL E. HARTDEGEN Staff Writer WESTFIELD — A 20-year-old city woman is facing charges of assault with a dangerous weapon after she allegedly attacked a 57-year-old man with...
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By CARL E. HARTDEGEN Staff Writer WESTFIELD — A Blandford man reported Friday — after state police queried him about his crashed car — that his car had been...
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BY DAVE CANTON Staff Writer SOUTH HADLEY — A 22-year-old Westfield man was killed when he was struck by a car police allege was driven by a two-time drunken...
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By PATRICK J. HEALY Correspondent WESTFIELD — Although his name is well known in entertainment circles even outside Western Massachusetts, this local impresario has kept his day job. Dan...
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By DAVE CANTON Staff Writer WESTFIELD — The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a weekend fire that damaged a North Elm Street garage and two cars, and investigators...
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City man struck, killed SOUTH HADLEY — A 22-year-old Westfield man was killed when he was struck by a car police allege was driven by a two-time drunken driver....
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Please be aware of the following DETOUR effective Thursday, Sept. 2: — Subject to change, it appears that Lynch will be closing SOUTHBOUND traffic on Elm Street at the...
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Mary C. Layman SOUTHAMPTON – Mary C. (Morin) Layman, 89, of Old County Road, died Thursday, August 26, 2010 after a brief illness. She was born in Northampton on...
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By DAVE CANTON Staff Writer SOUTHWICK — A group of especially industrious beavers is making life difficult for lake managers, as two beaver-built dams on Canal Brook are stopping...
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