SOUTHWICK — The town’s Capital Expenditure Committee, which typically meets when the annual budget is being developed in late winter, met Wednesday and unanimously approved a public safety request of $220,000 to complete an update of its communication systems.“This is a radio system for the...
WESTFIELD — Westfield State University admissions staff and students went to Westfield High School on Dec. 17 to hand more than 50 WHS students acceptances to the university on the first leg of its Future Owl Flight Tour.“The Future Owl Flight Tour is the first...
WESTFIELD — At the Dec. 18 City Council meeting, Conservation Commission chair Joseph Giffune introduced Nicholas Balik as the new conservation agent for Westfield.Balik and his wife, Tricia, relocated from Arizona four months ago and are currently residing in Southwick. “We’re not from around these...
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Dear Eric: A year ago, a former council person campaigned for someone who had barely lived in my city of 35,000 a few years. That person won a seat on our five-member council. Now, a year later, this new councilperson has proven himself to be...
BOSTON — Sam Hauser has gotten a bit lost in the shuffle among the many storylines to start the Celtics season. That’s no surprise considering he’s struggled shooting the ball — his best skill — to open the year.But the proven sharpshooter caught fire against...
For those in search of free holiday cheer and merriment this winter, look no further than the annual Somerville Illuminations holiday lights extravaganza.The mapped, self-guided tour is organized through the Somerville Arts Council, whose website pinpoints dozens of local residences shining bright this December and...
Shana Renee Price of Springfield might soon be turning 52, had she not been murdered before her life really began.Instead, the Springfield native is forever the smiling 17-year-old who lived with her grandmother on Dartmouth Street, prayed at the Christian Hill Baptist Church, hung out...
BOSTON — Hugo Gonzalez is one of the youngest players in the NBA, but it’s clear the Celtics rookie has what it takes to succeed in the league. That was again the case in the C’s win over the Heat on Friday, where Gonzalez put...
