WESTFIELD - WMCD Inc. is hosting a charity fundraising comedy night on Saturday, Nov. 23 at the East Mountain Country Club, 1458 E. Mountain Rd. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m.The show will feature comedians Jess Miller, Linda Belt,...
WESTFIELD - The Nov. 19 School Committee meeting began on a high note as Galen Wilson, WTA Aviation department head talked about the program that prepares students as certified aviation mechanics. Since starting in 2015, he said the program has reached nearly 100 students.Wilson said...
WESTFIELD - At the School Committee meeting on Nov. 20, Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski presented his three main goals for the school year, with some pushback from the committee to include data for the first goal on student learning, which emphasizes improving student achievement on district...
We can well understand a crime victim’s frustration over the sentence handed down this month to a man who all but admitted he did something unthinkable.This man, a former corrections officer with the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department, walked up to nine people socializing on the...
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National and statewide numbers have shown a hopeful decline in overdose deaths for the first time in five years. But a coastal Massachusetts town is bucking the trend.Officials in Winthrop last week announced a “dramatic increase” in the number of overdose deaths this year —...
For the sixth year in a row, the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department will be donating both its staff and financial support to helping make the Toy for Joy Christmas campaign a success.Since beginning its collaboration with the drive that is sponsored by the Salvation Army,...
City and business leaders in Worcester have expressed mixed feelings after Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and the city came to an agreement that involves the university making payments to the town to make up for lost revenue after WPI bought two hotels.Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty...
Driving through the narrow streets of Cambridge, it’s apparent you’re not in Kansas anymore. But one street has had a unique influence on the Land of Oz.“Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” author Gregory Maguire lived in Cambridge prior...
It turns out the Red Sox’ well-publicized meeting with Juan Soto last week in California wasn’t their only sit-down with a top free agent so far this offseason.BETTING: Check out our MA sports betting guide, where you can learn basic terminology, definitions and how to...
